Cancerwise

It’s common to feel a little nervous before a doctor’s appointment. You may even experience blood pressure spikes at the doctor’s office.

But if your blood pressure is only high in a healthcare setting, you could have a condition called white coat syndrome.

Here, I’ll break down white coat syndrome and how it can affect your heart health, and I’ll give you tips on how to manage it.

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Clear liquid diets, giant containers of prep solution, heightened nerves, and spending the majority of an evening tied to your toilet — it’s no wonder that for many people, the toughest part of a colonoscopy isn’t the procedure itself: it’s the preparation.

As a gastroenterologist at UT MD Anderson, screening patients for colorectal cancer is one of my most important tasks. But a colonoscopy is really a partnership. Your care team...