Carol Ann Larson
The members of the Minneapolis United Ostomy Association want to thank Carol for all her hard work and good luck with this publication.
Hunter House Publishing

Minneapolis United Ostomy Association

United Ostomy Association
Carol Ann Larson, educator and newspaper columnist, gives presentations about colorectal cancer through the Advocates for Colorectal Education (ACE). She is a board member and edits the newsletter for ACE, and is President of the Minneapolis Chapter of the United Ostomy Association. She is the author of When the Trip Changes, a book about her own experience with colorectal cancer.
Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer
Self-Help and Treatment

by Carol Ann Larson

Approximately 80�90 million Americans are considered at risk for developing colorectal cancer, the second leading cancer killer of adults in America.

Colorectal cancer develops over a period of several years. It is preventable, and treatable if caught in time, yet most people know little about it or are unwilling to have the tests required for a diagnosis. This concise book tells new patients everything they need to know about the disease and its diagnosis and treatment, including:

* Prevention techniques and warning signs
* Screening tests, including virtual colonoscopy (see below)
* Myths and misinformation
* How to find and talk to a good doctor
* The importance of a positive outlook
* Finding support
* Treatment options: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation
* Self-help and alternative methods of healing
* Learning to live with an ostomy

This book contains the latest information about virtual colonoscopy, a non-invasive test for colon cancer that is revolutionizing diagnosis. Also included are the stories of 12 colorectal cancer survivors and a Q&A in which doctors respond to the most common questions of their patients.
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