Colorectal cancer develops slowly over a period of several years, undetected, usually as polyps. It is a preventable and treatable disease if caught in time, yet most know little about how to read its symptoms. Written for the layperson, this book covers all the uncomfortable questions and answers about the disease, from prevention and warning signs, to screening and diagnosis techniques, to making decisions and developing treatment plans. Also included are positive stories about life after cancer by 12 survivors.


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-elect of the Minneapolis Chapter of the United Ostomy Association. WHEN THE TRIP CHANGES, a book about her experiences with colorectal cancer, was Carol Larson’s first book. She lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota. KATHLEEN OGLE, MD, author of the Foreword, is the medical oncologist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She lives in Minneapolis.