Talking to your children about cancer is particularly challenging when the child is a toddler, a young teen or he/she is in a different city or overseas. Join us as we discuss this complex topic on how to handle this discussion at various stages - diagnosis, treatment discussions, symptoms and side effects and prognosis
Our panelists are:
Dr. Brindha Sitaram, Head Psycho-oncology @HCG Cancer Centre
Cancer survivors: Jyoti Lalani and Rucha Ambe
WHEN: Aug 19, 2020 05:00 PM India
TOPIC: Talking To…
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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