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Set a good example by getting your colonoscopy

March 16, 2023

Wade Talley, Centralia K-12 principal, is pictured here with his beautiful family. He recently took his provider's advice and had a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer. Wade agreed to share his experience. Here's what he said.

"I'm 46. Dr. Weiser said I should do it. I had a clean bill from the screening."

"We've had teachers here who have been directly affected by [colon cancer]. For me, it wasn't about me, but I have kids and a...

Colonoscopy 'nothing to be afraid of'

March 1, 2023

Categories: Patient story

Olivia Hoffman is only 19 years old, but she’s already had a colonoscopy. Screening for colorectal cancer doesn’t usually begin until age 45, but because an older sister experienced some health problems and a colonoscopy revealed multiple polyps, the rest of the family was advised to get checked out.

Olivia and other family members came to Community HealthCare System in Onaga. Olivia said her colonoscopy was easier than she thought it was going to be.

“Everyone...

Schedule your colonoscopy today!

March 1, 2023

Categories: News

Let’s get the bad news out of the way: Colorectal cancer is among the most common cancers in the U.S., following breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer on the list. The good news is that, according to the American Cancer Society, the rate of people being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer each year has dropped overall in the last several decades because more people are getting screened and making positive lifestyle changes.

March is Colorectal Cancer...

Schedule a life-saving cancer screening

March 2, 2022

Categories: Community health news, News

The consequences of COVID-19 have been many and varied, but one that may not be obvious could be a wave of cancer diagnoses. Many patients delayed important cancer screenings during the last two years, and experts are worried that cancers have gone undetected as a result.

Researchers have found that colonoscopies, the best way to screen for colorectal cancer, dropped by nearly half in 2020 compared to 2019, and they worry that there’s still a backlog. March is...

Patient says colonoscopy 'gives you peace of mind'

March 15, 2021

Categories: News, Patient story

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States, and 25 to 30% of colorectal cancer patients have a family history of the disease according to FightCRC.

That was enough to convince Gary Sorensen, a patient of Dr. David Allen at Community HealthCare System, to start getting regular colonoscopies when he was in his late 40s.

“My dad had colon cancer, and it was detected in his 50s. My dad’s brother and his father...

Catch up on colorectal cancer screening at CHCS

February 19, 2021

Categories: Catch Up On Care

As COVID‐19 dominated our lives and the news headlines, many people delayed important screenings. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to catch up on care you or your loved ones may have missed in 2020.

Research predicts that delays in colorectal cancer screenings during the COVID‐19 pandemic will result in a 12% increase in cancer deaths in the next five years. The good news is colorectal cancer is highly treatable if it’s caught early,...

CHCS offers colonoscopy – and kindness

March 9, 2020

Categories: Patient story

Elizabeth Littrell came to Community HealthCare System for a colonoscopy in May 2018. “I firmly believe that I wouldn’t be alive right now if I hadn’t gotten my colonoscopy,” she said.

Littrell had no cancer symptoms at the time, but her colonoscopy found a tumor that grew quickly. She went through treatment and surgery, and today she is fully recovered.

More than 145,000 Americans each year will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer,...

Screening can prevent colorectal cancer

March 2, 2020

Categories: Community health news

Colorectal cancer is the fourth-leading cause of new cancer diagnosis and third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths according to the National Cancer Institute. About 4% of men and women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to consider your colorectal cancer risk and options for screening.

“Fortunately, screening for colorectal cancer can identify early-stage cancer that...