WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER
New Tests, New Treatments and New Hope
Chapter One
The Truth About Colorectal Cancer
Life is going to throw you a few curveballs. One day you could suddenly find out
that someone you know, someone you love, or perhaps even you, has been diagnosed
with cancer of the colon or rectum, referred to together as colorectal cancer.
Understandably, you're shocked and confused; if you are the one who is sick, you
may simply be unable to absorb the frightening diagnosis. What does it all mean?
How serious is this? Is the dire diagnosis a death sentence? How could this
happen to me?
The frightening truth is that cancer can march unexpectedly into your life,
affecting you directly or indirectly by striking someone you love, and
colorectal cancer is no different. This year, an estimated 150,000 people in the
United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and more than 57,000 of
them will die from it.
Colorectal cancer is the number two cause of cancer-related deaths among men and
women combined. These statistics are a grim ... read full excerpt from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer: New Tests, New Treatments, New Hope ebook
