{"id":824,"date":"2014-03-03T19:16:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T19:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourgicenter.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2015-08-10T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T07:37:50","slug":"march-colon-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourgicenter.com\/march-colon-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"MARCH – Colon Cancer Awareness Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Something that I’m passionate about as a physician, is\u00a0Colon Cancer Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment.<\/h1>\n

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“The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 1.1\u00a0million Americans with a history of colorectal cancer were alive\u00a0in January 2007. ” Statistics courtesy of Cancer.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, somewhere around 150,000 people were diagnosed with this life threatening disease, and 94% of patients over age 50 end up dying as a result. This fact is extremely startling particularly because colon cancer is one of the most\u00a0preventable\u00a0<\/strong>forms of cancer that are currently evaluated.<\/p>\n

Simply by having a screening, you could save a life. Wha<\/span>t’s more, 7<\/span>0% of colon cancer diagnosis that are caught in the first stage have a 90% chance of at least 5 years survival. That drops to a 12% survival rate when caught in the third stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

One day and one test could\u00a0save your life,<\/strong><\/span> and keep you present with your friends and family. This month being awareness month, and we’ll be posting facts all month long on our facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n

We urge you to take the time to participate and remember, March 7th<\/strong> is “Dress in Blue” for awareness day!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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