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We’re celebrating National Health Education Week📚 visit our site dlcfl.com/videos to see some educational videos about what we do and treat🏥 #doctor #surgeon #medschool #medical #medstudent #healthed #healthy #fitness (at Digestive and Liver Center of Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AaBTBBe_5/?igshid=1sr0i3gqwn6qg

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Happy August Birthday 🎉 (at Digestive and Liver Center of Florida, P.A.)

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# breakfast #community #family #activities #health #educationalhealth

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Support the Be #HepAware Thunderclap

Please consider participating in & supporting the Be #HepAware Thunderclap on May 19th at 12:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PDT.

Thunderclap is a tool that allows supporters to sign up in advance and share a unified message simultaneously across social media platforms to create a wave or “thunderclap”.

We need 100 supporters for the Thunderclap to take effect, so please visithttp://thndr.me/UtWAFY to sign up and share the information widely with your followers as well! Contact Amanda Carnes, ccarnes@cdc.gov for more details.

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Come and Join us for April 12th Patient and Community Breakfast Appreciation, Games and Raffles will be available and everyone is Welcome ♥♥♥

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#Celebrating #DoctorsDay #

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#HealthFair #WellnessFair #Love #Community #Healthyliving #Healthyfloridaliving #Freehealthscreenings #Free4RiversBBQ 

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Four truths about colorectal cancer:  1. Colon cancer is not a man's disease, it affects women just as much as men 2. Colon cancer is preventable by the simple screening and removing of polyps in the large intestine 3. No ethic group is exempt from developing colon cancer  4. Most colon cancer cases are found in people of age 50+ 

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Know your options for Colon Cancer Screenings! 1. Fecal occult blood test/ fecal immunochemical test (How often: every year)This test looks for hidden blood in your stool which can be an indication of cancer. It's a simple and easy test which requires you to take samples of your stool yourself at home and send them to a lab. 

2. Colonoscopy (How often: every 10 years)A small camera on the tip of a thin, light, and flexible tube is guided through your large intestine to search for and remove polyps. Sedatives are given to relax the muscles and reduce any discomfort. This simple test takes 30 minutes to an hour to conduct.

3. Flexible sigmoidoscopy (How often: every 5 years)Similar to a colonoscopy, however no sedatives are required for this test.

4. Virtual colonoscopy (How often: every 5 years)This is a type of CT scan that creates a 3D image of the inside of the colon. This simple scan only takes a few minutes.

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Colonoscopies are visual examinations of the large intestine using small camera attached to a thin, light, and flexible tube. Patients are sedated during the procedure to relax their muscles and reduce any discomfort. Most patients are asleep for the actual procedure.

Colonoscopies usually take from anywhere to 30 minutes to an hour.

If polyps (growth of tissue) is found during the procedure, they are simply removed.

It'll take an hour to begin to recover from the sedatives and you'll need someone to drive you home. Your physician will generally go over your results with you with 24-72 hours.

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Factors of increased risk of colon cancer: 1. Smoking 2. High alcohol consumption 3. High red meat and processed meant consumption 4. Low physical activity 5. Low vegetable consumption 6. High BMI

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Watch this quick video for a better comprehension of how colorectal cancer can spread throughout the body!

 When cancer has spread to different parts of the body, it is called metastatic colorectal cancer. The most common places colorectal cancer spreads is to the lungs, liver, and bones.

 Colorectal cancer is real and harmful, but it is also treatable. Stay proactive and get screened for colorectal cancer every 3-5 years after you turn 50 (recommended age on average).

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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!

There's a multitude of ways you can get involved in the fight against colon cancer.

1. Take a pledge with the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable http://nccrt.org/tools/80-percent-by-2018/80-percent-by-2018-pledge/

2. Raise awareness for colon cancer via your social media https://smhs.gwu.edu/cancercontroltap/sites/cancercontroltap/files/Colorectal_SocMediaToolkit-FINAL.pdf

3. Advocate for change on current policies about colon cancer screenings and research http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/join-fight/change-policy/register-advocate/

4. Remind your family and friends its important to get screened for colon cancer through a Screen-A-Gram http://screeningsaves.org/screen-a-gram/

5. Contact your governor to declare March Colorectal Cancer Awareness month http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/advocacy/campaigns/blue-star-states/and contact your representatives in congress (found here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s624) in support of removing legeslative barriers on colorectal cancer screerning (bill info: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s624)

More information can be found here: https://www.sgna.org/Events/Colorectal-Cancer-Awareness-Month

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Check out this PSA about Colorectal Cancer Screenings!

Colorectal cancer is caused by growth on the colon called polyps. It's important to get checked for colorectal cancer because it can help find the polyps before they turn cancerous.

Even if the polyps has turned cancerous, colorectal cancer screenings can still find and treat them when caught early.

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Heads up! March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month

Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer related deaths in men and the 3rd leading in deaths in women in the USA. More than 90% of colorectal cancer cases affect individuals 50 years of age or older.

Colon cancer begins as abnormal growth on the inner lining of the colon or the rectum, also known as a polyp. Not all polyp is cancerous, but adenomatous polyps, hyperplastic polyps, and inflammatory polyps can sometimes change into cancer.

Colon cancer starts in the innermost layer (the mucosa) of the colon and rectum, but it can grow through the rest of its layers as well. From there the cancer can grow into blood vessels and lymph nodes, and from there travel to the rest of the body.

Join the movement to increase colorectal cancer screenings and decrease mortality rates.

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Wednesday MA appreciation post: Shoutout to Jesenia!

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Check out this short animation by the World Health Organization on precautions you can take to lessen the spread of hepatitis