HOSPITAL SET TO OFFER FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - Free colorectal screenings will be offered next week at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital as part of Colorectal Cancer colorectal cancer Malignant tumour of the large intestine (colon) or rectum. Risk factors include age (after age 50), family history of colorectal cancer, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, benign polyps, physical inactivity, and a diet high in fat. Awareness month. This cancer of the colon or rectum is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer among California men, yet there's an optimistic survival rate if diagnosed early. John Barstis, an oncologist and hematologist he·ma·tol·o·gist n. A physician specializing in hematology. Hematologist A medical specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs. ; Rajinder Kaushal, a gastroenterologis and registered dietician dietician Nutritionist A health professional with specialized training in diet and nutrition Sharon Mettler will help kickoff the program with a 12:30 p.m. lecture Monday in the hospital cafeteria. The health professionals will take written anonymous questions from the audience. Screening packets will be distributed to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through March 14, at the hospital information desk. Instructions will be provided. Tests can be conducted at home and completed kits returned to the hospital for screening by 5 p.m. March 14. The hospital's laboratory staff will examine the tests and mail results. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include personal or family history of colon cancer or polyps Polyps A tumor with a small flap that attaches itself to the wall of various vascular organs such as the nose, uterus and rectum. Polyps bleed easily, and if they are suspected to be cancerous they should be surgically removed. , diets high in fat and low in fiber, physical inactivity and inflammatory bowel disease inflammatory bowel disease n. Abbr. IBD Any of several incurable and debilitating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by inflammation and obstruction of parts of the intestine. . Warning signs include rectal bleeding and change in bowel habits. For more information, call Luz Blanco-Bicknell at (661) 253-8408. |
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