RWJBarnabas Health Gastroenterologist on Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors and Treatment

Dr. Robert Eagle, a gastroenterologist with RWJBarnabas Health and member of the Barnabas Health Medical Group, says the risk of developing colon cancer is equal for men and women. Advances in medical technology have made it easier to identify polyps at an early, more treatable stage. When colorectal cancer is found at an early stage before it has spread, the 5-year relative survival rate is about 90 percent according to the American Cancer Society.

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