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Article: Author Shares Her 'Gut Wisdom' About Colon Cancer (March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month).
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- PR Newswire
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- February 22, 2005
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CHICAGO, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- If caught in time, colon cancer is curable more than 90 percent of the time. Still, it's estimated more than 57,000 Americans will die of the disease in 2005.
Alyce Sorokie, author of "Gut Wisdom: Understanding and Improving Your Digestive Health", says that while it's impossible to avoid all cancer risk factors, people can reduce their odds of getting colon cancer with preventative measures.
"It's important to understand what colon cancer is in order to prevent it," Sorokie says.
For example, diet plays a major role in colon cancer prevention. Sorokie recommends a low fat, high fiber diet, with an abundance of ...