Gastroenterologist Calls for More Colon Cancer Screening

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Jerry McGrath, a gastroenterologist at the Health Sciences Centre in the province’s capital, has called on Newfoundland and Labrador to establish a comprehensive colon cancer screening program. He said, “There’s going to need to be more access to colonoscopy because ultimately if people have a positive test on a screening [stool] test they’re going to need to have a colonoscopy done to examine the bowel and, you know, the wait lists are simply too long at present in this province to have a colonoscopy done.” According to Canadian Cancer Society, more than 400 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the province annually, and every year colorectal cancer kills about 200 people in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Gastroenterologist Calls for More Colon Cancer Screening