Topic: Colon Cancer Awareness Month

Colon Cancer Awareness Month is observed every March to raise awareness of colon and rectal cancers and to honor patients affected by colorectal cancer.  Getting screening colonoscopies starting at age 45 reduces…

It’s a fact that getting screening colonoscopies starting at age 45 reduces the risk of colon cancer by 89%.   The good news is most insurance carriers will fully cover the…

Brent, a patient of The Oregon Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Branden Tarlow, underwent his first screening colonoscopy last year at age 47. He shares his story with us below to help…

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month  Colon Cancer Awareness Month starts off each year on March 1 with Dress in Blue Day. The Oregon Clinic is proud to stand in…

Please note: In May 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening, lowering the recommended screening age from 50 to 45. March is colon…

Colon cancer remains a common and deadly cancer—it is the second most common cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard…

Colon cancer remains a common and deadly cancer—it is the second most common cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States.           …

Colonoscopy is more than a simple screening test for cancer. Colonoscopies prevent cancer because during the procedure, the physician can identify and remove precancerous polyps that would otherwise become cancer.…

WHAT: March is colon cancer awareness month and “Dress in Blue Day” is sponsored by the Colon Cancer Alliance. The physicians and staff at The Oregon Clinic’s Gastroenterology groups are…

March is colon cancer awareness month, and colon cancer is really worth thinking about. If you are nonsmoking woman, there are only 2 cancers likely to end your life prematurely.…