339 - Understanding Colon Cancer: What You Need to Know (Dr. Doug Purdy)

About this episode

Dr. Doug Purdy discusses the importance of colon cancer screening and treatment options.

Send us Fan Mail Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and recently became the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50. Returning to the podcast today is Dr. Douglas Purdy, gastroenterologist with St. Luke’s Gastroenterology, to discuss colon cancer screening, treatment and more. If you are 45 years or older, talk to your primary care provider today about scheduling your screening colonoscopy with St. Luke’s ...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Douglas Purdy

Topics covered

• colon cancer
• screening
• treatment
• gastroenterology

Keywords

• colorectal cancer
• cancer death
• screening colonoscopy

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Places: the United States

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