
Colon Cancer
Season 14 Episode 9 | 59m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Fighting colon cancer, which is killing more women and men at earlier ages
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the U.S. and the second leading cause in men. It is expected kill more than 50,000 people this year, with an increasing number of people in their 20s and 30s getting the disease. We’ll look at this trend plus the latest tools to help detect and treat colon cancer.
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Health Matters: Television for Life is a local public television program presented by KSPS PBS
Health Matters is made possible with the support of Providence Health Care

Colon Cancer
Season 14 Episode 9 | 59m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the U.S. and the second leading cause in men. It is expected kill more than 50,000 people this year, with an increasing number of people in their 20s and 30s getting the disease. We’ll look at this trend plus the latest tools to help detect and treat colon cancer.
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