Very little is talked about the late effects and long term effects of cancer therapy. Dr Sushma Agrawal, Professor, Department of Radiotherapy, SGPGI, Lucknow, India addresses questions around late effects in cancer survivors and the impact on quality of life.
The intent of this article is to ensure that patients and their families are prepared and can discuss this with their physician and to take pro-active steps to prevent or manage these effects.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cologuard, the first stool-based colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations that may indicate the presence of certain kinds of abnormal growths that may be cancers such as colon cancer or precursors to cancer. Cologuard offers people 50 and older at average risk for colorectal cancer an easy-to-use screening test they can do in the privacy of their own home.
Colorectal cancer was the third most common cancer with nearly 1.4 million new cases in 2012.
http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm409021.htm
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