Suffering from chronic stomach pains? Irritable bowels? Have blood in your stool? It could be time to see a gastrointestinal specialist, also known as a gastroenterologist. Let’s talk about what GI doctors do and when you know it’s time to call one. What does a...
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment Esophageal cancer, though relatively rare, is a serious condition that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of...
Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologist Dorian Jones, M.D., Appears on NBC’s Lansing LIVES! for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Dorian Jones, M.D., is one of the gastroenterologists on staff at the Digestive Health Institute. Recently, he was featured on...
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly associated with colonoscopy. But why? Like a local legend involving cryptoids or haunted houses, the anxiety over having a colonoscopy has taken on a life of its own, growing in size and hyperbole like a...
A new report released by the American Cancer Society in March 2023 shows that a diagnosis of colorectal cancer is shifting to a younger population, and the cancer is often later-stage. Of people that are newly diagnosed, 20% are under the age of 55. In addition,...