Screening and Early Detection is Key to Effective Treatment Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) is the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States after lung cancer. Colorectal cancer develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) in the colon or rectum. Finding and removing polyps reduces the […]
CSA Colorectal Cancer Awareness
At age 52, Rick Sterling did not have any symptoms of colorectal cancer but he did have a family history, so Mr. Sterling scheduled a colonoscopy. That screening resulted in a diagnosis of cancer and he was referred to board certified Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Erik Grossmann and his team at Columbia Surgical Associates. As of […]