Cancer prevention

Colorectal Cancer March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, so I interviewed Yale- and Rutgers-trained colorectal surgeon Dr. Lynn O’Connor. Dr. O’Connor is not just an advocate for early screening, but also promotes healthy lifestyle as colorectal cancer prevention. Colorectal cancer is not an old person’s disease anymore. Last week, The American Cancer Society released the largest and most detailed ever study on colorectal cancer. The …

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘the only way to have a friend is to be one. ’ This time of life, as you transition through menopause, that it becomes equally important to look out for your very own self—especially when it comes to taking care of your health. Most of you probably go for annual …