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Managing Risk with Esophageal Cancer: What You Can Avoid…And What to Watch Out For
When it comes to the risk factors of esophageal cancer, they fall into two familiar categories: Risks you can avoid, and risk you likely cannot control.
Warning signs: When to see a gastrointestinal specialist
It’s usually not hard to figure out when you need to see a doctor. If you fell and broke your wrist, you wouldn’t wait to see if it gets better on its own. You’d be calling your doctor right away! However, when it comes to our digestive system, we often overlook the...
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment Esophageal cancer, though relatively rare, is a serious condition that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of...
Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly associated with colonoscopy. But why? Like a local legend involving cryptoids or haunted houses, the anxiety over having a colonoscopy has taken on a life of its own, growing in size and hyperbole like a...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People
A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023 shows that a diagnosis of colorectal cancer is shifting to a younger population, and the cancer is often later-stage. Of people that are newly diagnosed, 20% are under the age of 55. In addition,...
Dorian Jones, M.D., Talks Colorectal Cancer Awareness ith Lansing LIVES!
Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologist Dorian Jones, M.D., Appears on NBC's Lansing LIVES! for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Dorian Jones, M.D., is one of the gastroenterologists on staff at the Digestive Health Institute. Recently, he was featured on...
Colorectal Surgeons vs General Surgeon: Same difference?
When a patient requires surgery to address a problem in their rectum...
Managing Risk with Esophageal Cancer: What You Can Avoid…And What to Watch Out For
Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the esophagus,...
Warning signs: When to see a gastrointestinal specialist
It’s usually not hard to figure out when you need to see a doctor....
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment...
Dorian Jones, M.D., Talks Colorectal Cancer Awareness ith Lansing LIVES!
Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologist Dorian Jones, M.D.,...
Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People
A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023...
Colorectal Cancer: Survival Rates of Early Detection
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Digestive...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Who Should be Tested and How Often?
With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Digestive...
Colon doctors near you can help address these 3 common colon issues
Are you in need of a colon specialist who is located near you to...
3 signs your stomach and intestines may be inflamed
Stomach and intestinal inflammation can be uncomfortable to deal...
Why am I bleeding from my rectum?
Blood coming from the rectum or in the stool is never really...