:: Recent News
Monday, October 13, 2008
Coalition highlights concerns over the National CT Colonography study published September 18, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
We are pleased that Salix has become an active supporter of the Coalition, remarks Steven J.
Morris, MD JD FACP FACG, Coalition Board Chairperson and CEO of Atlanta Gastroenterology
Associates, LLC.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The National Coalition for Quality
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care announces the appointment of Randall H. H. Madry, as the
Coalition’s new Executive Director.
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As you are aware, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths. This year an estimated 147,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 56,500 will die from this disease. The larger tragedy is that colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers if it is detected early. Colorectal cancer screening with colonoscopy, the gold standard, is an effective tool in the fight against this deadly disease.
Despite our efforts to promote quality patient care in cancer prevention and screening, colorectal cancer screening rates remain poor. Only 25–40% of adults over age 50 report receiving screening tests, depending on age and gender. Only 37% of cases are diagnosed when the disease is still localized. And, diagnosis at later disease stages results in substantially lower survival.
We invite you to become a member supporting the Coalition and an active member in its work groups, so that your patients, their employers, and your legislators know that you are fighting to preserve patient access for quality colonoscopy examinations performed in a safe and comfortable environment.