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Bowel Cancer's Alarming Rise Young People

Jordon Levy Show

UMass Cancer Symposium Part 1
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:47 -0500
A trio of UMass Memorial empoyees, including 2 Doctors, stepped into the studio to talk about an umcoming event at UMass regarding colon & rectal cancer.

UMass Cancer Symposium Part 2
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:26 -0500
A trio of UMass Memorial empoyees, including 2 Doctors, stepped into the studio to talk about an umcoming event at UMass regarding colon & rectal cancer.

Brian Sweeney, MD / WTAG Morning Show

CBS 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.

Katie Couric had a screening colonoscopy on the air in 2000 which is credited with a 20 percent increase in the number of colonoscopies performed across the United States.  It has been dubbed the "Couric Effect."

After losing her husband, Jay Monahan, to colon cancer in 1998, Couric has become a leading advocate in the fight against the disease.

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.

Peter Yarrow Sings the Colonoscopy 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."

Articles

Top Five Stories of March 2013 - Recap the five most-viewed articles of the March 2013 issue on GastroEndoNews.com.

Archive of Internal Medicine - Failure of Automated Telephone Outreach With Speech Recognition to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening

Healthstyle by Parade - Cancer in America - The Cancer You Can Beat

The New York Times - Health Blog - How Often Will Medicare Pay for Colon Cancer Screening?