Tag: colorectal cancer screening
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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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Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs Must Address Unique Barriers of African American, Hispanics
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs Must Address Unique Barriers of African American, HispanicsPoster 551 Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers Among Minorities in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Author Insight from…
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Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves Lives
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves LivesA study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…
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Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal CancerHere’s some good news: Use of lifesaving colorectal screening tests is on the upswing according to American Cancer Society investigators…
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New Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening to Discussion and Testing for Hepatitis C
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / New Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening to Discussion and Testing for Hepatitis CA key feature of new legislation introduced in April is an innovative Medicare demonstration project which authorizes a colonoscopy pre-screening…
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Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Richard Neal Introduce SCREEN Act: Bill Reduces Barriers for Medicare Beneficiaries to Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C Screening
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Richard Neal Introduce SCREEN Act: Bill Reduces Barriers for Medicare Beneficiaries to Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C ScreeningSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the “Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act” (S.…