In this episode we discuss colon cancer. Did you know that over 50,000 people die of colon cancer in the US every year? Can these deaths possibly be prevented? Can our diets and lifestyles affect our chances of developing colon cancer? Can screening for colon cancer actually decrease your chances of dying from the disease? And if so, how? To help us answer these questions and many more we spoke to a true expert.
Zuri Murrell, MD
Dr. Zuri Murrell is a licensed and board certified colorectal surgeon. Dr. Murrell received his medical degree from UCLA and then went to complete his general surgery training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship at UC Irvine. He is currently the director of the Colorectal Cancer Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles