Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) December 22, 2011
The non-profit organization Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) is seeking nominations for the second annual Champion Awards Program to recognize individuals, groups and companies that provide either exceptionally high standards of care or who most effectively advocate for the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.
Founded in 2008, PCCs mission is to educate the public and key stakeholders about the opportunities to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer through maintaining screening and care options for patients and their clinicians.
Our goal is to spotlight those who share this organizations deep commitment to high-quality screening and effective advocacy for increased screening rates and display exemplary support of the fight against colorectal cancer, says Dr. Steven J. Morris, MD, FACP, PCC board chair and president, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates. This is one of the deadliest forms of cancer and is considered the second leading cause of cancer deaths, which is disturbing because colorectal cancer is also one of the most easily prevented forms of cancer.
Echoing Dr. Morris thoughts, PCC executive director Randall Madry says, We at PCC recognize that many people and organizations are making a real difference in the effort to increase the number of people who are screened for colorectal cancer, and we feel they should be recognized for their efforts and contributions to this critical part of the battle against colorectal cancer.
Nancy Roach, founder of Fight Colorectal Cancer, was the inaugural recipient of the award earlier this year. PCC has worked on joint projects with Fight Colorectal Cancer, a leading colorectal cancer advocacy group in the Washington, D.C., area. The two organizations have worked together to push national colorectal cancer screening legislation through Congress.
The PCC Champion Awards Program aims to recognize:
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cancer depends on the size, location, health, and at what stage the cancer is diagnosed, the agent of the http://www.youtube.com/v/rtTCpUWzB5I?fs=1&rel=0 of treatment your doctor will discuss with you the usual treatment of colorectal cancer, surgery is often followed by chemicals or radiation risk of any cancer cells who live there. Surgery to remove cancer in the colon, usually in a temporary or permanent colostomy surgery for colon cancer, you remove yourself to a certain percentage of a healthy colon next to one of them will suffer from colon cancer. attach in many cases, if the cancer caught early, colon surgery, which led to a relaxation of the requirement to remove permanent colostomy bag, colostomy bags to leave the rest of your body. Sometimes patients need a colostomy bag while wearing the appropriate time needed for the colon to heal successfully.
therapy, surgery, chemotherapy or radiation may be made if there are any cancer cells that have been lost or in other areas of your body. Or chemotherapy via IV or oral medication kills the cancer cells and colon cancer in the control if caught early, and very small and secluded, your doctor may consider using only chemicals or radiation therapy to kill cancer.
radiation therapy using ionizing radiation to control malignant cells before or after surgery, or both. It can also be done quickly and only colon cancer before surgery, it is usually used to control and / or to reduce the tumor size is easier to remove the tumor. It is used after surgery to destroy cancer cells that may still exist. Ionizing radiation is directly to the tumor, leaving healthy tissue around used to ensure that the entire tumor is treated.
biological therapy given to patients with colorectal cancer and its treatment is still under investigation .. Biological therapies such as interferons, interleukins, colony stimulating factors, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, gene therapy, and nonspecific factors in safety testing of biological therapy can be adjusted in relation to more traditional ways of treatment used, or depending on the stages of colon cancer, may be used solely for the various http://www.youtube.com/v/rtTCpUWzB5I?fs=1&rel=0s of biological therapy, in theory, a way to wake up your immune system to recognize cancer cells as an object foreign in your system and they are the same as your immune system. When you get a lot of viruses and biological treatment is used to prevent growth of cancer cells, or control or restrict growth.
If colon cancer have a need to educate all the options available to you and your doctor discuss them in detail. If you have risk factors for colorectal cancer, including more than 50 years, previous history of cancer, family history, is, or other colon / rectal problems, make sure your regular checkups, early detection is important in fighting colon cancer.
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