The Iowa Endoscopy Center Promotes Colon Cancer Screening Awareness by Participating in "Scope It Out" Free Colon Screening Day in Central Iowa
(firmenpresse) - CLIVE, IA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/24/12 -- On Saturday, March 31st, the Iowa Endoscopy Center in collaboration with the John Stoddard Cancer Center and other area clinics, endoscopy centers, and physicians will be offering their Center's staff and services to uninsured patients in Central Iowa by offering a no cost screening colonoscopy.
, and colon cancer is the second leading cause of deadly cancers in the US. Raising community awareness of this deadly disease is the passion of this group's 12 dedicated gastroenterologists, providers, and their staff.
This is the fourth year the physicians and staff of the Iowa Endoscopy Center will participate in the . Last spring some of the Center's gastroenterologists and their staff provided a free screening colonoscopy to several patients in Central Iowa. The goal this year is to again screen patients at the Iowa Endoscopy Center at 1378 NW 124th St. in Clive and also at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. The Iowa Endoscopy Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified by Medicare. In 2010 this facility became the first endoscopy center in Iowa to be recognized for quality and safety by the American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, a leading gastrointestinal medical society.
This free screening colonoscopy is available to those who meet certain income requirements, do not have health insurance for various reasons, and are in need of a screening exam. One patient screened during a past event had pre-cancerous polyps removed. His physician, Dr. Stacey Roberts, one of the nine board certified gastroenterologists at the Iowa Endoscopy Center, said, "We not only can diagnose colon polyps during a screening colonoscopy, we can also remove the threat of cancer by removing them during the procedure. So, it is extremely important that everyone over the age of 50 be screened for colon cancer. This patient was very fortunate to have participated in this important event."
To participate in this screening you must meet certain criteria and register before March 22nd. If you or someone you know may qualify for this life saving screening exam, please call:
515 241-3343
For more information visit our website at .
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Mary Syversen
Clinical Manager
515-288-3342
1378 NW 124th St., Suite 100
Clive, IA 50325-8151
Phone: 515 288-3342
FAX: 515 288-4457
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