Fall 2011 Newsletter
Understanding your Screening Medical Bill
Jere Pittner, MS, MBA, CEO & Founder, Galen Advisors
It is time for your first screening colonoscopy. As with any medical service, it is important to understand the costs associated with the procedure.
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Factors that May Lead to Colorectal Cancer
Nuray Gun, MD, MS, Arapahoe Gastroenterology, PC
We may never know why cancer develops, but we can observe data and analyze factors that seem to contribute to an individual’s chance of getting the disease.
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Consumer Advocate Section: Preventive Screening Now Covered Under PPACA
Randall H.H. Madry, PCC Executive Director
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has become law, and under this reform initiative many are now covered for colorectal cancer preventive
screening without a copay or deductible.
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Get Moving If You Want to Prevent and Beat Cancer!
Recently, PCC staff member Regan Weaver along with several of her friends and relatives formed Team Preventing Colorectal Cancer.Org and participated in
the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) Philadelphia Challenge to raise funds and awareness for LiveStrong programs.
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In the News
- Colonoscopy Co-Developer Dies
- Dangers of Colon Cleansing
- Vitamin D Acts as a Protective Agent Against the Advance of Colon Cancer
- Cruciferous Vegetables Make the News
- Researchers Identify Probable Colorectal Cancer Marker
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