"Colon Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, Beatable" - David Greenwald, MD
Each year, more than 50,000 Americans die from colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. And for reasons that are unclear, the rate of colon cancer has increased dramatically in younger adults, writes David Greenwald, MD, a director of clinical gastroenterology and endoscopy at The Mount Sinai Hospital. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable, simply by identifying and removing polyps, or small growths that occur on the lining of the large intestine, also known as the colon. However, one-third of the eligible United States population has never had such screening.
- David Greenwald, MD, Senior Faculty, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Clinical Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, The Mount Sinai Hospital