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Early detection is the way…

Talk with your healthcare provider about screening guidelines. Colorectal cancer screening starts at age 45 for average-risk adults. Schedule yours today!

Registration is now OPEN for The Systemic Consequences of Cancer - European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) #Cancer #CancerTreatment #EACR #CancerResearch #OncoDaily #Oncology #TheSystemicConsequencesOfCancer

In this webinar, we discuss the importance of biomarker testing for therapeutic implications in metastatic breast cancer. Register to hear patient cases where #biomarker testing contributed to tailored treatment strategies in the setting of metastatic breast cancer: https://lnkd.in/eEuccUU2 #MetastaticBreastCancer

In this webinar, we discuss the importance of biomarker testing for therapeutic implications in metastatic breast cancer. Register to hear patient cases where #biomarker testing contributed to tailored treatment strategies in the setting of metastatic breast cancer: https://lnkd.in/eEuccUU2 #MetastaticBreastCancer

In this webinar, we discuss the importance of biomarker testing for therapeutic implications in metastatic breast cancer. Register to hear patient cases where #biomarker testing contributed to tailored treatment strategies in the setting of metastatic breast cancer: https://lnkd.in/grRfwGGu #MetastaticBreastCancer

In this webinar, we discuss the importance of biomarker testing for therapeutic implications in metastatic breast cancer. Register to hear patient cases where #biomarker testing contributed to tailored treatment strategies in the setting of metastatic breast cancer: https://lnkd.in/dcS5_7Ky #MetastaticBreastCancer

Why are folks hesitant to have this potential life-saving screening done? As an American Cancer Society employee who works with communities and who has a vast history of cancer in my family; you can imagine I meet lots of people who share stories with me. I've met folks who had polyps discovered and removed, during their routine screenings, I've had volunteers who refuse to have a screening done because they say, "I don't want to know". I've met the grandmother of a 24-year-old who succumb to colorectal cancer. When I asked if he had experienced any signs or symptoms she said, "yes". Apparently, he had loose bowels for a month before going to see about it. By the time he did, he was stage 4. It doesn't have to be this way. If you feel something is wrong, follow your gut. If you're wrong, you're still alive. There are several colon cancer screenings you can choose from, but the best one is whichever one you have done. Take it from someone who has had three (3) colonoscopies, the worst part is the preparation. I didn't feel any different after the procedure. So, if you are 45 and DO NOT have a history of cancer in your family or experiencing any signs or symptoms and have not had a colon cancer screening, call your primary care provider and ask them for a referral. You could be saving your own life. If you do have a history of cancer in your family or having some questionable signs or symptoms, talk to your primary provider as soon as possible. Let's all be proactive in our own healthcare, not reactive.

Screening for colorectal cancer starts at 45.

Until now, there have been no adequate easy early screening methods or diagnostic methods for detecting pancreatic cancer. For the first time ever, we now have the opportunity to offer individuals at high risk a unique early pancreatic cancer test. https://lnkd.in/e3jqjpsU #liquidbiopsy #pancreaticcancer