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Jul 16, 2024 Monmouth Medical Center Earns Top U.S. News & World Report Honors for Specialty Care Colon Cancer

David Chalnick, M.D., is Medical Director of MMC’s Joint Replacement Surgery Program, which has just earned recognition as High Performing for both Knee and Hip Replacement. Dr. Chalnick is shown in the hospital’s Joint and Spine Center receiving ...

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May 23, 2024 Safeguard Your Health in Every Decade Colon Cancer

A woman’s guide to key screenings and other steps that can improve well-being throughout life. Women’s health concerns often focus on milestones such as pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. But day-to-day and year-to-year health maintenance and preventive ...

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Apr 2, 2024 Colon Cancer: How Can I Prevent it? Webinar (Chinese & English） Colon Cancer

Kenneth Belitsis, MD, and Karen Lin, MD discuss prevention and screening for colon cancer during the Chinese Medical Program Colon Cancer Webinar hosted on March 27th. 華人醫療服務部3月27日晚的腸癌預防講座精彩紛呈，包括最新篩檢標準，最新檢查方式，以及腸癌篩檢的黃金標準，內容豐富生動，腸胃科醫生和家庭醫生還回答了很多問題，為很多人答疑解惑， ...

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Mar 14, 2024 Monmouth Medical Center Raising Awareness of Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening Colon Cancer

Joining members of the MMC Cancer Services’ team to go blue for colorectal cancer awareness are Chief of Colorectal Surgery Michael Arvanitis, M.D., third from left, colorectal surgeons Roy Dressner, D.O., and Paul Kolarsick, M.D., and radiation oncologist ...

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Mar 8, 2024 What to Know About Colorectal Cancer Colon Cancer

Our GI cancer specialists perform the newest and most effective practices for diagnosing and treating pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions involving the colon. Dr. Pat Gulhati breaks down colorectal cancer and the advancements at Rutgers Cancer ...

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Mar 8, 2024 Exploring Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Colon Cancer

Over the last decade, health systems have put a stronger emphasis on making preventive care accessible and equitable, which has contributed to a reduction in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality for the general population. However, significant ...

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Mar 8, 2024 Insights into the Growing Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults Colon Cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is on the rise in young adults. Incidences of colorectal cancer in young people (those between their mid-20s and late 50s) has more than doubled since the 1990s. According to the American Cancer Society 2023-2025 Colorectal Cancer ...

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Mar 7, 2024 Ask the Doctor March 2024 Colon Cancer

45 is the New 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screening The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that people begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45, rather than 50, which was the previous recommendation. The updated guidelines consider ...

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Feb 23, 2024 Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Hosts National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Event Colon Cancer

Travel through a 20-foot-long inflatable replica of the human colon. It just may save your life. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center will host “Strollin’ Through the Colon,” a National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month event featuring a 20-foot-long ...

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