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Colorectal cancer is preventable with routine screenings
Adena Health System
Bennie Upchurch, MD, FACP, AGAF, FACG, FASGE is an Adena Gastroenterologist who joined Adena Health System in 2020 after years of serving patients in private and institutional practice throughout central Ohio. As a physician certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Upchurch treats all ranges of and all ages with gastrointestinal issues. He can’t stress enough the importance of age- and history-appropriate colonoscopies to help save the lives of patients.
Don’t vent, PRE-vent
There are around 140,000 of cases colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed each year in the U.S. CRC can occur in the colon or rectum when abnormal cells appear in a tissue growth or polyp. Polyps are often initially noncancerous and occur in nearly half of average-risk men and women age 50 and older. But if left untreated, the polyps can develop the abnormal cells that lead to cancer.
Halo Diagnostics (or Dx for short) has raised a $19 million Series A to improve diagnosis of several serious illnesses by crossing the streams from multiple tests and making the improved process easily available to providers. An added obstacle is that multi-modal testing isn't really the kind of thing medical imaging or testing providers just decide to get into.
Kimberly Orta, FNP-C
February is American Heart Month, and now more than ever, is a good time to focus on your heart health as people with poor cardiovascular health have an increased risk of severe illness due to COVID-19. A key component to maintaining a healthy heart is regular blood pressure screenings.
Kimberly Orta
Importance of Blood Pressure Screenings
High blood pressure has no symptoms, and uncontrolled or undetected high blood pressure can have dangerous consequences. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t know it. Regular screening for high blood pressure should begin at age 20 and continue at least once every one to two years if the reading is normal. If blood pressure is not normal, more frequent monitoring is needed. More often than not, blood pressure is checked every time you have a medical appointment.