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This March, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, Endeavor Health gastroenterologist

The hospital should be a place you feel most safe and cared for. As a patient, you’re in a vulnerable state, and trust is essential for healing.

A colonoscopy does more than check a box on your to-do list. It is the gold standard for finding colon cancer early and one of the only screening tests that can actually prevent cancer.

A colonoscopy is a simple, effective procedure that allows your doctor to look for polyps and early signs of colon cancer.

Hearing the words “You have colon cancer” can feel overwhelming and frightening.

No cancer survivor wants to hear the dreaded news that their disease has come back. However, many cancer recurrences are very treatable and potentially curable.

Worried that long workdays are becoming the norm for you, rather than the exception?

More importantly, could working too much be bad for your health?

Pictured above: Volunteers sort donations at Loaves & Fishes Community Services.

Does just thinking about getting a colonoscopy make you nervous? You aren’t alone.

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer-related death.

Each year, approximately 40,000 people in the United States develop a condition known as Bell’s palsy — temporary facial nerve paralysis that usually affects one side of the face.

Research has long shown that what we eat is important for keeping our hearts healthy. But some people hesitate to even try a heart-healthy diet, assuming it will crash their food budgets.