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Cancer is the second leading killer of women, making appropriate screening not only essential for early detection, but truly a matter of life and death.

Cancer develops over several years and for a variety of reasons. Reducing your risk based on behavioral and environmental changes holds the key to successful prevention.

The functional bowel disorder known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or spastic colon, is a condition that many people have but very few people talk about.

The incidence of colorectal cancer can be reduced by following recommendations for mass screening of adults aged 50 years and older.

IBS affects one in five adults and more than one out of every ten visits to the doctor's results in this diagnosis.

Ulcerative colitis is one of two debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases (the other being Crohn's disease), which affect nearly one million Americans every year.

A new colorectal cancer detection tool is now on-line. Current colon cancer survivability statistics. Colon cancer early symptoms. What causes colon cancer is listed.

Aging baby boomers want to remain healthy as they look toward retirement and beyond. Guidelines for maintaining optimal health in geriatric populations can help.

Treatment of pruritus ani involves diagnosing and eliminating the exact cause of the perianal itching.

Screening can detect prostate, breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, but evaluations of risks versus benefits of the procedures make recommendations uncertain.

Certain diseases do not have screening tests in place, even those that should. The explanation for this requires an understanding of what makes a good screening test.

Think you might suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Read this overview to find out the causes, symptoms, and treatments for this common illness.