What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Colorectal Cancer

by Pochapin, Mark Bennett

• ISBN13: 9780446531887
• ISBN10: 044653188X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-18
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

Each year, nearly 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and over 50,000 men and women die from this surprisingly common disease. The amazing truth is that colorectal cancer is often preventable. And when found in its earliest stage, cancer of the colon and rectum can be fully cured 90 percent of the time. So why is the mortality rate for colorectal cancer -- one of the most treatable and preventable cancers -- so alarmingly high? How can you fight this disease? Find out...

Author Biography

Mark Bennett Pochapin, M.D., is the director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health

Table of Contents

Introduction	xvii
PART I: THE DISEASE NO ONE HAS TO DIE FROM
Chapter 1: The Truth About Colorectal Cancer	3	(14)
Chapter 2: Risk Factors: Who Gets Colorectal Cancer and Why?	17	(18)
PART II: STOP COLORECTAL CANCER NOW: THE LIFESAVING POWER OF SCREENING AND PREVENTION
Chapter 3: The Colonoscopy: Your Most Powerful Weapon Against Colorectal Cancer	35	(19)
Chapter 4: Other Screening Techniques	54	(14)
Chapter 5: Eat Smart, Live Right	68	(25)
Chapter 6: Curb Colorectal Cancer: Supplements and Chemoprevention	93	(24)
PART III: HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW: FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT
Chapter 7: Getting a Diagnosis: Understanding Pathology and Staging	117	(11)
Chapter 8: Dealing with Your Diagnosis and Choosing Dr. Right	128	(14)
Chapter 9: When Surgery Is the Answer	142	(21)
Chapter 10: If You Need Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy	163	(19)
Chapter 11: Complementary Therapies for Colorectal Cancer	182	(25)
PART IV: LIVING WELL AFTER COLORECTAL CANCER
Chapter 12: Life After Colorectal Cancer	207	(9)
Chapter 13: Healing from Within	216	(11)
Afterword: Into the Future	227	(4)
Resources: Where to Get More Information	231	(18)
My Treatment Log	249	(4)
Glossary	253	(6)
References	259	(14)
Index	273