While some risk factors for colorectal cancer such as age and family history are beyond your control, many other risk factors for the disease can be managed with lifestyle changes, according to RCCA’s Julianne W. Childs, DO, and Avishek Kumar, MD. They note that people can reduce their colorectal cancer risk by:
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There are a number of ways to screen people for cancers of the colon or rectum, but RCCA medical oncologists Julianne W. Childs, DO, and Avishek Kumar, MD, note that colonoscopy remains the “gold standard” for screening and that some other methods may not be suitable for people depending on their risk factors. The options include:
Regional Cancer Care Associates is one of fewer than 200 medical practices in the country selected to participate in the Oncology Care Model (OCM); a recent Medicare initiative aimed at improving care coordination and access to and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
