TAMPA, Fla. The CDC states that colon cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The American Cancer Society says that one in 23 men and another 25 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime. That group includes WPTV’s own, self, T.A. Walker and Suzy Levitt, a colon cancer survivor in Boynton Beach. We strongly recommend both people to get them tested.
5 ways to keep your colon healthy
- alcohol in moderation
- maintain a healthy weight
- exercising regularly
- Eat well, maintain a healthy microbiome (eat green vegetables, fruits, not meat, tree nuts)
- Colon cancer screening (colonoscopy)
“As soon as I woke up. He said, ‘Yeah, it’s cancer,'” Levitt said.
Levitt was not feeling well and he stopped getting colonoscopy. Levitt admitted, “I turned it off, turned it off. I didn’t want to do it.”
She eventually had a diagnostic procedure and was given an unfortunate cancer diagnosis while she was still in the fog from anesthesia and was in shock.
“Who are you talking to? Are you sure it’s me? Did you read that right? What’s going on?” Levitt remembered.
She went to see Dr. Juliet Ray and the next step was to have robotic surgery. “We are planning a robotic resection of his right colon to help him recover faster from that procedure” [fewer] Risk of infection and other complications post-op,” said Dr. Juliet J. Ray, MD, of JFK Medical Center.
“You heal faster than a robot,” Levitt proudly claimed, adding, “I’m so amazed at how well the healing process has gone.”
“But with our new equipment and our new technologies, it’s really not as bad as you might think,” Dr. Ray said.
,[Dr. Ray] gave me my life back, because how I feel now, it’s like night and day,” Levitt said with thanks.
Levitt celebrates his victory over colon cancer, “I was like, ‘Ring the bell?’ ‘It’s all over? Dad Ray.'”
This is the bell I will ring a month later.
I had signs from 2002 that something was wrong. In my 20s, that time the doctor told me I had hemorrhoids. But in 2021 I was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer.
“I hear this story very often,” said Dr. George E., MD, of Tampa General Hospital. “But you don’t know until you have a test and a test to look inside,” Marset said.
“Sometimes you have to be your own advocate and say, ‘No, I heard colon cancer is common. Why don’t we test for piece of mind,'” Dr. Marset said.
Tips to keep colon healthy
In May last year, the National Cancer Institute lowered the recommended age for colonoscopy from 50 to 45.
“Stomach cancer rates are increasing in people under 50 …
Marset’s research team saw startling results about people getting colon cancer, saying, “We’re still seeing it in people younger than 45 … people in their ’20s, 30s and early ’40s.” decade.” Decade.” Decade.”
I was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 44 by Dr. Ray. My cancer journey is five weeks short. It all started with finally getting that dreaded colonoscopy.
“Go do it. Take care of yourself,” Levitt urged.
There are obvious things you can do to lower your chances of getting colon cancer, Marset said.
“Well, a healthy life begins with you. Well,” said Marsett, who works for Florida’s top-rated hospital. “Such a healthy lifestyle. So alcohol in moderation, not being overweight, exercising regularly, you know, everything you hear about other health problems. It’s amazing how, you know , it affects your health.” You know, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, especially green vegetables. Eating a diet low in meat and meat,” Marset describes fish as meat. He said looking at me. Counts.
“Studies that looked at people with colon cancer who consumed regular servings of tree nuts weekly performed better than those who abstained from the added calories,” Marset said. Don’t eat tree nuts regularly.”
“The World Health Organization came out almost three years ago with a statement that processed foods like processed meat, sorry, like cigarettes, are known to be carcinogenic. According to the World Health Organization, processed meat is the cause of colon cancer. may become the reason.. This statement has been made.”