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ArchivesCBS Early Show Anchor Harry Smith to Have Colonoscopy On-Air
Anchor Harry Smith will have a colonoscopy live on the CBS Early Show March 10. He plans to tell viewers about the procedure while it is happening.
Evening News anchor and managing editor Katie Couric will be with Smith during the colonoscopy and as he prepares for it the night before.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Mark Pochapin will do the procedure at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on March 9th, 2010
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Tags: colonoscopy screening, Harry Smith, Katie Couric, The Early Show
Peter Yarrow Sings the Colonoscopy Song
Click on Peter's face to hear the song.
Listen to folk singer Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary, sing the Colonoscopy Song.
Yarrow and CBS teamed up to deliver the message that getting a regular colonoscopy saves lives.
Although they “found a polyp hiding, they caught it just in time.”
Posted by Kate Murphy on March 9th, 2010
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Tags: colonoscopy, colorectal cancer screening
Colon Cancer Alliance Rings the NASDAQ Bell
In celebration of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, members of the Colon Cancer Alliance rang the closing bell for NASDAQ on March 2.
CCA CEO Andrew Spiegel was joined by staff, board members, and colon cancer survivors for the closing ceremony.
Watch a clip of the ceremony on Facebook. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on March 9th, 2010
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Tags: colorectal cancer awareness, NASDAQ
Cleveland Cavaliers Score Against Colon Cancer
Monday night, March 8, is Colon Cancer Awareness Night when the Cavaliers take on the San Antonio Spurs.
Fans who attend the game will get a blue t-shirt promoting the March collaboration between the Cavs and the Cleveland Clinic — Score Against Colon Cancer.
Nurses from the Cleveland Clinic will be at the arena with questionnaires to help determine individual risk scores for colorectal cancer. The risk assessment is also available online. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on March 7th, 2010
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Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Clinic, colorectal cancer awareness
Young Patients Do Worse After Surgery for Liver Mets
Patients under 40 appear to have more aggressive liver tumors from colorectal cancer and poorer long-term outcomes.
After surgery to remove the cancer that had spread to their liver, patients who were 40 or younger had poorer overall survival and shorter time until cancer returned.
The percentage of younger patients who were alive without cancer five years later was similar to older patients, which the research team attributed to more aggressive treatment for the young patients, along with repeated surgery. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on March 6th, 2010
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Tags: liver metastases, liver resection, young patients
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