Sunday, December 20, 2009

Hispanics at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Arizona Gastroenterology promotes aboriginal screenings duringHispanic Heritage Month It's actual important that Hispanic Americans accede their ancestors medical history. If colon blight runs in your family, we acerb appetite you to agenda a screening immediately. In some cases, medical history is not relevant, so we animate anybody to get buried for safety. Early screenings acutely access adaptation rates

Tucson, AZ (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 10, 2009 -- Tucson, Arizona is home to a close Hispanic population. In acceptance of September 15th as the alpha of Hispanic Heritage Month, Arizona Gastroenterology is overextension the chat throughout the bounded Hispanic association that colorectal pre-screening can save lives.

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Hispanics are the accumulation at second-highest accident for colorectal cancer, with African Americans accepting first. Men and women are appropriately at accident in all aboriginal groups.

With accepted screenings, colon blight or pre-cancerous polyps can calmly be detected and treated. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, the adaptation amount for Stage I colon blight is over 90%.

Americans advance the apple in accident of colon cancer, but colon blight IS preventable. The physicians at Arizona Gastroenterology set abreast the ages of September every year to focus their efforts to brainwash the Hispanic association about this disease, which is abundantly preventable with aboriginal screening!

"It's actual important that Hispanic Americans accede their ancestors medical history. If colon blight runs in your family, we acerb appetite you to agenda a screening immediately. In some cases, medical history is not relevant, so we animate anybody to get buried for safety. Early screenings acutely access adaptation rates," says Arizona Gastroenterology Physician Dr. Bryan Contreras.

Arizona Gastroenterology is committed to allowance patients accept the accent of colorectal blight identification and blockage in accession to accepting acquainted of today's cutting-edge treatments. As there are generally no affection with colorectal cancer, the physicians at Arizona Gastroenterology focus on the accent of approved screenings, which can bolt polyps or non-cancerous growths in the colon. In abounding cases, these tests analyze colorectal cancers at an aboriginal date and abundantly advance the affairs of acknowledged treatment.

The seven physicians who accomplish up Arizona Gastroenterology durably accept the ambition of an 80% colorectal screening amount in Southern Arizona can be accomplished with apprenticeship and concentrated efforts from the medical community. Start a acquainted accomplishment to crop ascendancy of your bloom by demography bactericide measures, like colorectal screening, for a best and convalescent life.

Arizona Gastroenterology has three locations with Spanish-speaking agents members. Their locations are at Ina and La Cholla; Northwest Medical Center in Oro Valley; and in Green Valley. Contact Arizona Gastroenterology by calling (520) 742-4139 or by visiting www.azgastroenterology.com.

About Arizona Gastroenterology
Arizona Gastroenterology was founded in 1981 and is comprised of seven axle certified and acquaintance accomplished medical doctors, all focused on appropriately diagnosing, alleviative and advancement digestive health. This aristocratic accumulation of physicians has been called a allotment of America's Top Physicians by the Consumer Research Council of America. The convenance provides gastroenterological affliction for both inpatient and outpatient medical casework for patients with affliction and ache of the digestive tract. The majority of procedures are preformed in a advanced gastroenterology clinic. The convenance aswell operates the Arizona Digestive Institute on site. Arizona Gastroenterology has three locations in Southern Arizona: Northwest Tucson at Ina and La Cholla; Northwest Medical Center in Oro Valley and in Green Valley. Contact Arizona Gastroenterology by calling (520) 742-4139 or by visiting www.azgastroenterology.com.

CONTACT: Susanna Minegishi
McFadden/Gavender
O: (520) 882-6262 • M: (520) 444-9223

Karen Gavender
McFadden/Gavender
O: (520) 882-6262 • M: (520) 603-4200

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