Craig Melvin is commemorating National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with a special new project.
Colorectal surgeon Dr. Cedrek McFadden appeared on the third hour of Today‘s Tuesday ( March 3) episode to talk about the importance of colonoscopies, how the age for colorectal cancer screening has dropped to 45, different kinds of treatments, and symptoms to keep an eye out for.
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