http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/policy_news/2007/03/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment We envision victory over colorectal cancer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/policy_news/2007/03/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment/comment-page-1#comment-142 Jennifer Mackinnon, M.D. Thu, 17 May 2007 21:02:46 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment#comment-142 I am a physician in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. I find it repulsive that our patients are waiting over one year for a colonoscopy for even significant clinical finding such as blood in stools, iron deficient anemia, chronic abdominal pain, chronic diarrhrea and chronic constipation. For screening colonoscopies, we cannot even provide them. This is an outrage when we are talking about the money we spend in other health and non-health related arenas! I am a physician in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. I find it repulsive that our patients are waiting over one year for a colonoscopy for even significant clinical finding such as blood in stools, iron deficient anemia, chronic abdominal pain, chronic diarrhrea and chronic constipation. For screening colonoscopies, we cannot even provide them. This is an outrage when we are talking about the money we spend in other health and non-health related arenas!

]]> http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/policy_news/2007/03/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment/comment-page-1#comment-141 Joseph Asbury, MD Wed, 16 May 2007 02:45:17 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment#comment-141 Colorectal cancer is a killer. More needs to be done to improve screening, especially among the more vulnerable of our population. Colorectal cancer is a killer. More needs to be done to improve screening, especially among the more vulnerable of our population.

]]> http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/policy_news/2007/03/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment/comment-page-1#comment-140 Kevin Carney Wed, 16 May 2007 02:02:14 +0000 http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/uncategorized/take_action_to_support_hr_1738_for_colorectal_cancer_prevention_early_detection_and_treatment#comment-140 Divorce this program from profit generation however. Divorce this program from profit generation however.

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