Cancer: From Top to Bottom

Join Barb for an entertaining, educational update on two of the most common cancers encountered in oncology today--breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Do these cancers have something in common? If you have one do you have a higher risk of the other? What does estrogen have to do with breast? Don't men have breasts too? Barb will discuss breast cancer causation myths (HINT: deodorant, bras with underwires, and abortion cause breast cancer...all myths)...and more. What is stage 0 breast cancer? (HINT: DCIS). What else? Understanding mammograms and the meaning of "dense breasts"... what are the "true" risk factors for breast cancer? (HINT: not French fries) Moving on to colon cancer? Does estrogen play a roll in women? When should you get the Cologuard test instead of a colonoscopy? Why are we seeing an alarming increase in younger onset colon cancer? When can we stop having colonoscopies? When are polyps worrisome? Barb will answer the question: "If we can send a man to the moon, why can't we have a better tasting prep?" What are the newest treatments for both breast and colorectal cancer?