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What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment

What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment

by Mike Dunklee | Apr 14, 2023 | Acid Reflux, Digestive Care, Endoscopy, GERD

What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment Esophageal cancer, though relatively rare, is a serious condition that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of...

Dorian Jones, M.D., Talks Colorectal Cancer Awareness ith Lansing LIVES!

by Mike Dunklee | Mar 29, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care

Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologist Dorian Jones, M.D., Appears on NBC’s Lansing LIVES! for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Dorian Jones, M.D., is one of the gastroenterologists on staff at the Digestive Health Institute. Recently, he was featured on...
Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?

Demystifying the Colonoscopy: What Should I Expect?

by Mike Dunklee | Mar 27, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care

Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly associated with colonoscopy. But why? Like a local legend involving cryptoids or haunted houses, the anxiety over having a colonoscopy has taken on a life of its own, growing in size and hyperbole like a...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People

Colon Cancer Rates Are Rising in Younger People

by Mike Dunklee | Mar 13, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care

A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023 shows that a diagnosis of colorectal cancer is shifting to a younger population, and the cancer is often later-stage. Of people that are newly diagnosed, 20% are under the age of 55. In addition,...
Colorectal Cancer: Survival Rates of Early Detection

Colorectal Cancer: Survival Rates of Early Detection

by Mike Dunklee | Mar 6, 2023 | Colon Cancer

With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Digestive Health Institute is providing people with helpful insight regarding colorectal health, including understanding colonoscopies, who should be screened and why, Colorectal Cancer risk and treatment, and...
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