Tag: colon
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Colon Cancer: A Common But Less Spoken About Cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and on this week’s edition of Wellness Wednesday, we bring you an expert who is well-versed in this cancer that affects the colon or rectum. Dr. Smitha Abraham is a clinical oncologist who is currently working in Richards Bay. She spoke to us about this particular cancer and what…
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Chadwick Boseman’s Passing Sheds Light On Colon Cancer
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]The world is in shock at the sudden passing of Marvel actor Chadwick Boseman, aged 45, as a result of stage 4…
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Screening For Bowel Cancer Can Cut Death Risk By Almost Half
According to the World Cancer Research Fund, as of 2018, bowel cancer (also referred to as colorectal cancer) continues to be the third most common cancer worldwide, after lung and breast cancer (1). Both Australia and the United States have high rates of bowel cancer in the world, with the World Health Organization putting the…
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Healthy Colon: How To Have Your Happiest Intestine Yet
Being imperative for digestive health makes the colon paramount for our general health and well-being. Despite this, we often tend to forget about it and the importance of a healthy colon. This organ (also known as the large intestine) is the final stop with regard to the digestion of food. After being partially digested in…