COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS


In March 2003, the American Acadamy of Family Practice observed Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The campaign featured a new initiative aimed at health care professionals and offers resources such as patient information posters and pamphlets, risk and screening guidelines, and updates on the latest research. To learn more about the initiative, go to (https://www.cancer.org/colonmd/). You can also go to (https://familydoctor.org/handouts/556.html) to access patient information on colorectal cancer. Pertinent AAFP guidelines for the general population can be found at (https://aafp.org/x10598.xml), and guidelines for patients with a family history of early colorectal cancer can be found at (https://aafp.org/x10597.xml).

All Tanana Valley Clinic phyicians perform colon cancer screening.

The following Family Practice Physicians perform Colonoscopy exams:
Drs. Steiner, Judkins, Ives, Tsigonis, and Bartling.
Dr. Swenson, in Internal Medicine also performs Colonoscopy exams.