Returning guest, Dr. Douglas Rex, MD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University School of Medicine and a full-time clinical gastroenterologist at Indiana University Hospitals discusses colorectal cancer (CRC), how it is rising in younger adults and underserved communities, and the importance of CRC screenings that are recommended for anyone 45 and older. CRC has a 90% survival rate if detected early, so routine colonoscopies are a must.

Douglas K. Rex, M.D. is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University School of Medicine and a full-time clinical gastroenterologist at Indiana University Hospitals. He is a past President of the American College of Gastroenterology and the current President-elect of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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