Tag: Colorectal Cancer
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ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening Legislation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening LegislationEach year, hundreds of public and private health organizations come together with one common goal of educating the nation about…
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March Colorectal Awareness Highlights
Colorectal Cancer Prevention in the Spotlight The College applauds the efforts of its members and their colleagues to educate their patients…
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ACG Urges Vice President Biden to Promote the “80% by 2018” Campaign
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Vice President Biden to Promote the “80% by 2018” CampaignOn Monday, March 1st, ACG urged Vice President Joe Biden to promote National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month as well as…
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Blog from Dr. Carol Burke: Recognizing & Treating Rare Polyposis Syndromes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Blog from Dr. Carol Burke: Recognizing & Treating Rare Polyposis SyndromesRecognizing and Treating Rare Polyposis Syndromes – a Webinar from the Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation Dear Colleague: I frequently get…
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Canadian Task Force Recommends Against Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Canadian Task Force Recommends Against ColonoscopyCommentary by CRC Screening Experts: Dr. Dennis Ahnen & Dr. Aasma Shaukat This week, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive…
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New Joint Guidelines Urge Colonoscopy After CRC Resection
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / New Joint Guidelines Urge Colonoscopy After CRC ResectionColorectal Cancer Patients Need Colonoscopy After Cancer Resection U.S. Multi-Society Task Force Releases New Recommendations Feb. 16, 2016 (Bethesda, MD)…
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Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use Burdens
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use BurdensCongress closed out 2015 by passing the fiscal 2016 spending package, appropriating funds for the various federal agencies and programs.…
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Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN ActThis week, the Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC) urged Senator Ben Cardin and Representative Richard Neal to include the SCREEN…
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Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GI
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GIAs you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Congress Must Pass the SCREEN Act
As you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…