Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States. In 2009, 136,717 people in the United States were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 51,848 (38%) people died from it. Bret Lashner, MD, talks about how to help prevent it.
Bret Lashner, MD
Bret Lashner, MD, is a gastroenterologist, Director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and a Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. He is an Associate Editor of The American Journal of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and he co-chairs the Cleveland Clinic Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative Grants Advisory Committee.
Crohn’s and Bones: Avoid Osteoporosis Risk
Sticks and stones can break your bones, especially if you have Crohn’s disease. Understand the risk Crohn’s patients have for osteoporosis, and what can be done to prevent it.
Research Triumphs Begin With Collaboration
Collaboration has always, and will always, further discoveries in science and medicine. A six-year, $64.6 million dollar NIH grant awarded to Cleveland’s Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) will further new research for disease and treatment options.
Should You Volunteer to Try a New Therapy?
If your doctor offers to enroll you into a clinical trial, should you agree? What is a clinical trial, and what are the benefits and risks of volunteering?
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