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You have enough to worry about these days. You don’t need to add colorectal cancer to the list. On-time screening tests can find polyps before they turn into cancer. Talk to your doctor and schedule a colorectal cancer screening test.

Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control. Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short. The colon is the large intestine or large bowel. The rectum is the [...]

You have enough to worry about these days. You don’t need to add colorectal cancer to the list. On-time screening tests can find polyps before they turn into cancer. Talk to your doctor and schedule a colorectal cancer screening test.2024-03-08T10:40:44+00:00

Getting screened for colorectal cancer may not sound pleasant, but it can actually prevent cancer. There are several screening test options; some you can even do from home. Talk to your doctor to decide which is best for you.

For this test, the doctor puts a short, thin, flexible, lighted tube into your rectum. The doctor checks for polyps or cancer inside the rectum and lower third of the colon. How often: Every 5 years, or every [...]

Getting screened for colorectal cancer may not sound pleasant, but it can actually prevent cancer. There are several screening test options; some you can even do from home. Talk to your doctor to decide which is best for you.2024-03-08T10:41:01+00:00

Routine screening is #cancer prevention, because #ColorectalCancer doesn’t always have symptoms. If you’re 45 or older, talk to your doctor about screening options.

This is similar to flexible sigmoidoscopy, except the doctor uses a longer, thin, flexible, lighted tube to check for polyps or cancer inside the rectum and the entire colon. During the test, the doctor can find and [...]

Routine screening is #cancer prevention, because #ColorectalCancer doesn’t always have symptoms. If you’re 45 or older, talk to your doctor about screening options.2024-03-08T10:42:03+00:00

ColorectalCancer is one of the most common cancers among men and women, but it can be prevented with routine screening. Schedule your screening today.

A screening test is used to look for a disease when a person doesn’t have symptoms. (When a person has symptoms, diagnostic tests are used to find out the cause of the symptoms.) Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) [...]

ColorectalCancer is one of the most common cancers among men and women, but it can be prevented with routine screening. Schedule your screening today.2024-03-08T09:53:46+00:00

If you’re 45 or older, it’s time to talk to your doctor about #ColorectalCancer screening. Your options might surprise you.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) recommends that adults age 45 to 75 be screened for colorectal cancer. The decision to be screened between ages 76 and 85 should be made on an individual basis. If [...]

If you’re 45 or older, it’s time to talk to your doctor about #ColorectalCancer screening. Your options might surprise you.2024-03-08T09:49:44+00:00

Increasing Adenoma Detection Rate Could Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Investigators have identified an inverse association between adenoma detection rate (ADR) and postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer risk (PCCRC) following the utilization of a fecal immunochemical test (FIT). A team, led by Manuel Zorzi, MD, MSc, Veneto [...]

Increasing Adenoma Detection Rate Could Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer2023-03-07T05:01:07+00:00

Kirstie Alley died from colon cancer, a silent disease that usually doesn’t have symptoms until it’s too late. | Fortune

Actress Kirstie Alley’s death on Monday came as a shock to fans, but in a statement released on Twitter her children shared that the “Cheers” star had been battling cancer albeit “only recently discovered.” Alley [...]

Kirstie Alley died from colon cancer, a silent disease that usually doesn’t have symptoms until it’s too late. | Fortune2022-12-07T05:04:37+00:00

Virginia Gastro supports the local EVMS Hopes Free Clinic. Watch the video to see how the local physicians support and give back to the local community.

Virginia Gastro supports the local EVMS Hopes Free Clinic. Watch the video to see how the local physicians support and give back to the local community.2022-09-28T05:07:50+00:00