Navigation Links
CDC and AGA join forces to bring colorectal cancer screening to the uninsured
Date:3/18/2013

Bethesda, MD (March 18, 2013) Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women nationwide. During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) are joining forces for the second year to promote free colonoscopies for uninsured patients.

To bring this lifesaving test to patients who would not otherwise have access, gastroenterologists with the AGA are partnering with CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Programs (CRCCP) throughout March to screen patients in five states.

"Colorectal cancer is largely preventable, through screening. It's important for men and women to get screened, beginning at 50," said Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, director of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. He continued, "Through the Colorectal Cancer Control Program grantees and AGA volunteers, we are able to offer important and life-saving screening to more people. The CDC is proud of its work with the AGA to support and promote colorectal cancer screening."

More than 25 gastroenterologists are coordinating with CRCCP grantees to conduct free colonoscopies throughout March in: Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. Health departments in these states work with local primary care providers to identify patients, conduct health assessments, and schedule the eligible patients for appointments for their colonoscopy procedures with AGA members and their support staff providing free services for the event.

In 2012, AGA gastroenterologists, CRCCP programs, and their partners in seven states provided colonoscopies to more than 200 patients. Of the patients screened, approximately half had at least one polyp and a total of 215 polyps were removed. Five patients were diagnosed with cancer and all are received appropriate treatment. Among those involved in implementing the project were
'/>"/>

Contact: Aimee Frank
media@gastro.org
301-941-2620
American Gastroenterological Association
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Samantha Taylor Joins Forces with Fit Body Boot Camp
2. SouthPark Hypnosis and Live Well Acupuncture Join Forces
3. Triple Crown Industries and Richie Morris Racing Join Forces with MotoSport.com
4. Taming physical forces that block cancer treatment
5. Test-Med Joins Forces with Mollen to Expand its Service Offerings to its Customers
6. MDS researchers join forces to advance patient treatments and outcomes
7. Karyn Calabrese's New Cookbook Brings Vegan and Raw Cuisine from Her Chicago Restaurants to Your Table
8. Artisan Business Group brings EB-5 Boot Camp to New York City April 10, 2013
9. USHEALTH Advisors Teams with Kristen Zebert to Bring USHEALTH Group Products to Oklahoma
10. Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health
11. Milford, Ohio: Periodontists of the Ohio Valley Center for Periodontics & Implants Now Bring a Modern Gum Surgery Alternative to their Local Gum Disease Patients
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/19/2013)... 2013 Faith4Kidz is starting a new fundraising ... Faith4Kidz would like help showing support for kids to learn ... more positive. Check out the website, http://www.gracenfaith.com to ... is red, white and blue stars as a symbol of ... history as well as the stars we should encourage our ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Consumer injury ... two other law firms have launched a new website ... caused by dialysis. The website is http://www.DialysisLawsuitAttorneys.com . ... time to begin offering legal services to people who ... GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, or who may have suffered injuries ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... As a sponsor of the 2013 Fourth of July ... Lake Meridian Chiropractic want you to get out and celebrate! ... event and are excited to be involved. “My husband and I ... loved going to the Kent Splash event. It's a tradition that ... to financially support this fun day.” , The 2013 ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 "What if ... a day could boost your health and well-being? Well, ... founder of Sublime Beauty®. "It is called Skin ... centuries but became a lost art. Now, people are ... about Skin Brushing, and so do certain health conscious ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... New York, New York (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 ... dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by ... on behalf of an Arizona woman who alleges that ... The suit was filed on May 30th in the ... Virginia (Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-12677) in the multidistrict litigation ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Faith4Kidz Introduces Patriotic Hats to Benefit the "Grace in Faith Equals Peace" Mission 2Health News:Fresenius, Maker of Recalled Dialysis Drugs GranuFlo And NaturaLyte, Is Back In The News With Problems At Its Dialysis Center In Bessemer, Alabama 2Health News:Fresenius, Maker of Recalled Dialysis Drugs GranuFlo And NaturaLyte, Is Back In The News With Problems At Its Dialysis Center In Bessemer, Alabama 3Health News:Fresenius, Maker of Recalled Dialysis Drugs GranuFlo And NaturaLyte, Is Back In The News With Problems At Its Dialysis Center In Bessemer, Alabama 4Health News:Lake Meridian Chiropractic of Kent, WA to Sponsor the Fireworks Finale at 15th Annual Fourth of July Splash 2Health News:The Easiest Way to Contribute to Better Health and Well-Being Starting Today and for Under $20, Says Sublime Beauty® 2Health News:Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems Named in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed by Parker Waichman LLP on Behalf of Arizona Woman 2Health News:Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems Named in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed by Parker Waichman LLP on Behalf of Arizona Woman 3Health News:Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems Named in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed by Parker Waichman LLP on Behalf of Arizona Woman 4
... ... what is hoped to be a profitable 2010, the new Wella SP range is ... ... part of the biggest hair company in the world, Wella is at the forefront of ...
... ... for better health, presents 47 exercises to fight and prevent deteriorating posture as an inevitable ... Australia ... health, presents 47 exercises to fight and prevent deteriorating posture as an inevitable part of ...
... LONG BEACH, Calif. , Feb. 1 The Long Beach Library ... selection is " The Soloist – A Lost Dream, An Unlikely ... A variety of events, for all ages, are scheduled throughout Long ... 14 . , The OPENING PUBLIC EVENT - An Evening With Steve ...
... , WASHINGTON , Feb. 1 President ... billion for a Global Health Initiative.  Based on projections ... and malaria and implement GHI priorities -- $16.4 billion ... "Through the appropriations process, the Congress has an opportunity and ...
... Pennsylvania School of Medicine may help more smokers keep their ... of a nicotine patch 24 weeks versus the standard ... smokers who maintain their cigarette abstinence and helps more of ... according to a study which will be published in the ...
... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Feb. 1 ... P. Stonehouse , President and Chief Executive Officer of BioCryst, plans to provide ... BCX4208 at the 12 th Annual BIO CEO & Investor ... 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time . , Links to a live audio ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:BodyBolster Presents Innovative 47 Exercises to Manage Aging 2Health News:BodyBolster Presents Innovative 47 Exercises to Manage Aging 3Health News:Long Beach Reads One Book 'The Soloist' by Steve Lopez 2Health News:President's Budget for Global Health Far Short of What's Needed - Congress Must Fix 2Health News:President's Budget for Global Health Far Short of What's Needed - Congress Must Fix 3Health News:President's Budget for Global Health Far Short of What's Needed - Congress Must Fix 4Health News:More smokers kick the habit with extended nicotine patch therapy, Penn research shows 2Health News:More smokers kick the habit with extended nicotine patch therapy, Penn research shows 3Health News:BioCryst To Present At 12th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2
(Date:6/18/2013)... June 18, 2013 The board of directors ... ) has declared a dividend for the third quarter ... stock. The dividend is payable September ... of business on August 15, 2013. Lilly, ... of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... , June 18, 2013 New-generation electronic ... highly portable and lightweight. Simultaneously, circuitry is increasing ... processing speed to which it performs at. Connecting ... electronics and military equipment, such as cameras or ... micro-circular and nano-circular connectors include custom cable designs ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... -- Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers ... hospitals, today issued the Healthgrades Women,s Health ... to Get Your Best Outcome . The report, which ... gynecologic surgery, as well as hospitals that excelled ... the most common hospital-based conditions and procedures, urges ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Omnetics Circular Connectors Offer Both Micro and Nano Interconnects for Highly Portable Electronic Systems, Meeting the Needs of Designers Looking for Size Reduction Options and Cable Flexibility 2Healthgrades Recognizes Top Hospitals in Treatment of Maternity Care, Gynecologic Surgery and Women's Health 2Healthgrades Recognizes Top Hospitals in Treatment of Maternity Care, Gynecologic Surgery and Women's Health 3Healthgrades Recognizes Top Hospitals in Treatment of Maternity Care, Gynecologic Surgery and Women's Health 4
... Md., Oct. 19 Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: ... on the ThermoDox® High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ... at the MR-guided Focused Ultrasound 2010 2nd International ... as well as the rationale and support for ...
... 19 BioMolecular Therapeutics, Inc. (BMT, Inc.), a ... technology designed to reduce significantly deleterious side effects ... launched its global operations. The company is currently ... degeneration (AMD), based on its asymmetric shorter-duplex siRNA ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Celsion Announces ThermoDox's Prominence in Abstracts Presented at the 2nd International MR-Guided Ultrasound Symposium 2Celsion Announces ThermoDox's Prominence in Abstracts Presented at the 2nd International MR-Guided Ultrasound Symposium 3BioMolecular Therapeutics, a New Global Player in RNAi Therapeutics, Launches Company and Adds Key Advisors 2BioMolecular Therapeutics, a New Global Player in RNAi Therapeutics, Launches Company and Adds Key Advisors 3
The Carl Zeiss Head-worn Loupes L and LC are the ideal solution if a low magnification suffices for your work and you want to keep your hands free to perform the task at hand....
... Advantage delivers higher magnification for advanced surgical ... image, even at the highest magnification. 3.5x, ... and precise color rendition is ideal for ... anti-reflective coating produce a superior image. The ...
... delivers higher magnification for advanced surgical procedures. ... even at the highest magnification. 3.5x, 4.5x ... precise color rendition is ideal for surgical ... coating produce a superior image. The compact ...
... objective and high power negative lens delivering ... true benefit of this system is ease ... is made possible due to a superior ... bar and individual interpupillary adjustment provides stability ...
Medicine Products: