What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Colorectal Cancer: New Tests, New Treatments, New Hope (What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...

by Mark Bennett Pochapin MD

Part of the bestselling What Your Doctor May Not Tell You series, an informative, detailed guide to colorectal cancer, including treatment and prevention.

Over 50,000 men and women die from colorectal cancer each year - a particularly alarming statistic since it is also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. In fact, it is estimated that over one-third of colorectal cancer deaths could have been avoided. Now, there's hope. This book contains important information on beating colorectal cancer, including the six biggest lifestyle threats, the three nutritional supplements anyone at risk should take, the optimal timeframe for screenings, the pros and cons of new detection tests, and how to effectively treat cancerous and pre-cancerous polyps with both traditional and alternative methods.

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2004

Reviews

[Mark]

Misleading title generates suspicion and mistrust before the doctor-patient relationship even begins. Better: What Your Doctor Should and Probably Will Tell You About Colorectal Cancer and Some Commonsense Stuff Anyone Who Passed Eighth-Grade Health Should Know. Quite padded, the data could have been covered in three or four pamphlets.

Key take aways: Colorectal cancer is a big deal, the second most common cancer, afflicts men and women equally. Unlike other cancers, easily preventable/curable with proper screening, detection, and early intervention. Everyone should get a colonoscopy at fifty and thereafter as recommended, unless you have certain risk factors, in which case you might need to get screened earlier or more often. Eat your vegetables, drink your milk, get your exercise, stop drinking and smoking, and reduce sugar, fat, and red meat consumption to reduce risk.