Colorectal Cancer Screening in Younger Adults with Maggie Westfal, MD

Colorectal Cancer Screening in Younger Adults with Maggie Westfal, MD

Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. While older Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it has been on the rise in people under the age of 50 in recent decades. In this episode, Dr. Maggie Westfal discusses details on new screening recommendations aimed to catch the disease in younger people. Dr. Maggie Westfal is a MUSC Health colon and rectal surgeon and a member of the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

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Limb Loss and Peripheral Vascular Disease with Elizabeth Genovese, MD

Limb Loss and Peripheral Vascular Disease with Elizabeth Genovese, MD

South Carolina has some of the highest rates of lower extremity limb loss in the country, and many of these cases can be traced back to under-diagnosed or under-treated peripheral vascular or arterial...

8 Feb 202214min

The South Carolina Burn Center with Steven Kahn, MD

The South Carolina Burn Center with Steven Kahn, MD

Burn injuries can happen quickly, to anyone, almost anywhere. For those with severe burns, getting to a burn center for care is essential. Patients don’t need to travel far to get specialized care for...

1 Feb 202216min

Difficult to Treat Cancers with Jeffrey Sutton, MD

Difficult to Treat Cancers with Jeffrey Sutton, MD

Some cancers can be difficult to treat through traditional chemotherapy. Metastatic appendix, colon and gynecologic cancers that have spread to the lining of the abdominal cavity can fall into this ca...

11 Jan 202218min

Genetic Screening for Cancer with Kevin Hughes, MD

Genetic Screening for Cancer with Kevin Hughes, MD

Finding out your genetic risk of different cancers can be an important part of life-saving early detection and preventative cancer care. But, which genetic screenings should patients look into and how...

4 Jan 202220min

Robotic Surgery for Obesity with Rana Pullatt, MD

Robotic Surgery for Obesity with Rana Pullatt, MD

Robotic surgery at MUSC Health is making life changing procedures, such as the most complex bariatric surgeries, accessible to more people than ever before. In this episode of Advance with MUSC Health...

21 Des 202121min

Black Men and Prostate Cancer with Nicholas Shungu, MD

Black Men and Prostate Cancer with Nicholas Shungu, MD

Black men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer compared to men of any other race. In this episode of Advance with MUSC Health, Nicholas Shungu, MD, a family medicine physician at MUSC Healt...

14 Des 202120min

The Critical Role of Nurses with Costa King Cockfield, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

The Critical Role of Nurses with Costa King Cockfield, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Almost any time you seek out healthcare services, you will receive some form of care by nurses. This profession is often called the glue that holds a patient’s health care journey together. In this ep...

22 Nov 202117min

In Our DNA SC with Daniel Judge, MD

In Our DNA SC with Daniel Judge, MD

Advances in genetic medicine make it easier than ever to screen your DNA and find out your risk of many common diseases and conditions. MUSC Health is offering such testing in a new first-of-its-kind ...

9 Nov 202114min

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