Dr. Max A. Shapiro

05/22/2026

Get checked!

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05/22/2026

Make sure you are seeing a doctor regularly.

He is one of only three South Carolina quarterbacks to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season.

05/18/2026

"While no medical procedure is fun, exactly, some can feel more intimidating than others. Root canals and mammograms may make the shortlist, but at the very top is the colonoscopy, a routine procedure in which a doctor uses a long tube with a tiny camera to examine your colon and re**um."

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the colonoscopy prep easier.

05/17/2026

Interesting...

Older adults with prior adenomas had slightly higher CRC risk, but 10-year CRC incidence was far outweighed by non-CRC mortality, supporting reduced surveillance colonoscopy use.

05/13/2026

If you have questions, our staff is ready to help.

05/11/2026

Let my office achedule an appointment.

05/08/2026

Call for an appointment today.

05/07/2026

It is great to see celebrities use their platform in this way:

Actor Patrick Dempsey tells CNN’s Pamela Brown why it’s essential to get screened early for colorectal cancer, and why his personal connection to cancer motivated him to open “The Dempsey Center” for cancer treatments and therapies. Its purpose is to support patients and their caretakers ali...

05/04/2026

This is something we see more often than people realize.

Symptoms like bleeding or weight loss get attributed to something else, and that delay matters.

Not every symptom is serious, but some are worth ruling out. If it’s persistent, it deserves a conversation.

Meagan Meadows was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2025, when she was just 24. After eight months of treatment, she's sharing with PEOPLE what she wished she'd known before her diagnosis.

05/01/2026

Today is National Laughter Day! Did you know laughter is good for your health?

🤣Laughter reduces stress hormones and relaxes the body
😁It increases oxygen intake and stimulates the heart and muscles
😆It may boost the immune system and help with pain tolerance
😂It also improves mood and helps people cope with difficult situations

Laughter is powerful stress-relief medicine. Discover how to fire up your sense of humor.