Regular screening for colorectal cancer, beginning at the age of 45 is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet, colorectal cancer prevails as the third most common type of cancer in the United States. Hu Naiwen, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician teaches how to protect the intestinal tract and prevent colorectal cancer by paying attention to an often overlooked potential cause of the disease—prolonged constipation.
In recent years, the incidence of colorectal cancer among people under 50 has been on the rise. In our busy society, people often eat out, eating oily and spicy foods full of additives and preservatives and often contaminated by toxic pesticides….