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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online As many as one-fourth of all colonoscopies paid for by Medicare are potentially inappropriate under current US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening guidelines, according to research published online Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Under USPSTF guidelines, a colonoscopy is inappropriate if it is a repeat screening taking place less than 10 years following a negative screening result in patients who are...
Newest Broadcast PSAs from EIF's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention To Premiere on Katie! Wednesday, March 13 LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award(®)-winning actress Meryl Streep encourages people to get screened for colon cancer in new broadcast public service announcements (PSAs) that launch in March, in conjunction with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The PSAs, which will premiere...
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Ali Gilmore is applying the same unvarnished truth and irreverent humor that popularized her book, to address the most common excuses people make for avoiding a colonoscopy. Her hope, to convince those over and under the age of 50, who are at risk, to get this simple, yet life saving cancer screening done. (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 For the month of March, you’ll find the top 10 excuses people make for not getting a colonoscopy, listed...
A study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research has found that many older adults are hesitant to halt cancer screenings even when the screenings may no longer be beneficial or may even be potentially harmful. The study is among the first to explore older adults' perceptions of recommendations to halt screenings for breast, prostate, colon and other cancers as they age. "Older Adults and Forgoing Cancer Screening: 'I think it would be strange'"...
RESTON, Va., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (March), the Colon Cancer Alliance, COLONTOWN -- a survivor/patient support group for colorectal disease, including cancer -- and the American College of Radiology (ACR) call on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 991). Introduced recently by Reps. Ralph Hall (TX-04) and Danny Davis (D-IL), H.R. 991 would require Medicare...
OAKLAND, Calif., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With 150,000 new cases diagnosed every year, colon cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. But with proper screening, it is also one of the most preventable. This month, Kaiser Permanente recognizes colon cancer awareness by sharing stories of those who have dealt with the disease, and the care teams who saved them. March's stories include: Before embarking on a new exercise program, Mattie Shaw [http://bit.ly/XQu27U] of Long...
MarginProbe System significantly reduced pathologically positive margins following initial lumpectomy compared to traditional intra-operative methods WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Medical Devices, Inc., announced today that results from the pivotal clinical trial for the MarginProbe System, Dune's breakthrough intra-operative tissue assessment tool for early-stage breast cancer surgery, were presented at the 66(th) Annual Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Cancer...
Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor Signs Proclamation Declaring March 6 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and the Colon Cancer Coalition/Get Your Rear in Gear have collaborated to raise awareness of colorectal cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts by asking the Mayor to sign a proclamation decreeing today, March 6 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day in...
In Honor Of His Mom, Howard Shares His Personal Story and Urges People To Get Screened For Colon Cancer WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar-nominated and award-winning actor Terrence Howard joins the Colon Cancer Alliance for a new public service campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to get screened for colon cancer - the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America, but largely preventable with appropriate screening. Howard is the first...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium HealthCare Inc. (OTC Pink: MHCC) signed an exclusive nationwide distribution agreement for an Oral Diagnostics Biopsy test. This non-invasive full thickness biopsy can be used to rule out oral dysplasia or cancer. Millennium President Chris Amandola commented, "Today's healthcare marketplace continues to move towards preventive care to maintain overall health costs. We are very excited to sign our first exclusive agreement...
