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

Pochapin, Mark Bennett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 044653188X ISBN 13: 9780446531887

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

The Director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health dispels the myths and misconceptions of this second most deadly form of cancer in the US, providing such vital information as the six biggest lifestyle threats, lifesaving nutritional supplements, pros and cons of new detection tests, and much more. 40,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Mark Bennett Pochapin, M.D., Director, The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health Chief, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Reviews

When NBC’s Katie Couric put colon cancer awareness on the map by having a colonoscopy done on the Today show, Pochapin was her family specialist. The gastroenterologist cared for Couric’s late husband and is now Medical Director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, which is dedicated to her husband’s memory. In this practical, conversational volume, the doctor contends that, when found early, colorectal cancer can be cured 90 percent of the time. He gives a comprehensive overview of the disease, detailing its causes and risk factors as well as the foods and life-style changes that can help prevent it. For those already diagnosed, Pochapin also provides an easy-to-follow guide to surgery and treatment options, clinical trials and recent advances in research. (Handy explanatory charts throughout the book help readers to digest all this information.) Above all, however, Pochapin champions colonoscopy screenings. "Please don’t let your apprehension, anxiety or embarrassment rule your common sense," he pleads; colonoscopy screenings are the best weapon against America’s second deadliest cancer. Unlike a mammogram or PAP smear, the test can both discover and remove cancer-causing polyps before they become problematic—yet most patients undergo the test too late to take advantage of its extraordinary effectiveness. An estimated 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year alone, and 57,000 of them will die from it. This clear, compassionate book is an invaluable all-in-one resource for those who want to prevent, or are currently confronting, the disease.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044653188X
• ISBN 13: 9780446531887
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304