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Colon cancer is serious. It’s the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in their respective categories. If you combine men and women, it jumps to the second leading cause. While some risk factors are out of your control, such as age or race, there are lifestyle factors that may impact your […]
Read moreYou may have recently read or heard that a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that colonoscopy does not reduce colorectal cancer very much and does not reduce death from colorectal cancer. Not exactly. As with many things, the details matter. Those details show a very different picture than the headlines […]
Read moreOriginally posted on 3/5/2019 Updated on 3/10/2022 By R. Kyle Barnett, MD Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women combined in the United States, but most cases are preventable with appropriate screening. Efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening are urgently needed. Who should be screened for colorectal […]
Read moreA colonoscopy is a simple procedure during which a gastroenterologist uses a Colonoscope to view the entire colon of a patient. This procedure may be used for diagnosing various gastrointestinal disorders, such as colon polyps, colon cancer, diverticulosis, inflammatory bowel disease, rectal bleeding or abdominal pain. The unique benefit of having a colonoscopy colon cancer […]
Read moreI can now say I am a two-time cancer survivor, but it didn’t have to get this far! In summer of 2016 I noticed a change in my bowel habits and was having abdominal pain. I checked in with Dr. Barnett, but I was not honest with him about my symptoms and I did not […]
Read moreDeveloped by May Marschner, PA-C with Kristine, Colon Cancer Survivor As medical providers, our job is not only to diagnose and treat patients, but also to educate them. I have found over the years, however, that patients with shared experiences are often able to share far more wisdom than any textbook, research study, or lecture […]
Read moreBy American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy What Is a Colon Polyp? Polyps are benign growths (noncancerous tumors or neoplasms) involving the lining of the bowel. They can occur in several locations in the gastrointestinal tract but are most common in the colon. They vary in size from less than a quarter of an inch to […]
Read moreStacey works as a procedure scheduler at Granite Peaks Gastroenterology. When she was thirty years old and pregnant with her youngest child, she found a lump in her breast. The lump turned out to be cancerous, and it didn’t look good for Stacey. But after going through harsh chemotherapy and treatment, Stacey is a cancer survivor. Eight years later, […]
Read moreAt age 59, Ben noticed he had been experiencing subtle changes in his bowel movements for the past nine months. He decided to talk with his internist about his symptoms. Ben’s internal medicine physician mentioned that he was very overdue for his colonoscopy screening. Since Ben didn’t have a family history of colon cancer, he […]
Read moreColorectal cancer is Utah’s second leading cause of cancer-related deaths; patients have a 90 percent survival rate with early detection. March is dedicated as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spread colon cancer screening awareness and urge preventative screening for those 50 and older. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths […]
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