March 05, 2003
News Office:
Maureen McInaney (415) 502-6397
More than 148,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are expected to be diagnosed this year and more than 56,000 people will die from this disease, making it second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
To help increase awareness of the disease and the preventive measures consumers can take, Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, a colorectal surgeon at UCSF Medical Center, will talk about "Screening for Colorectal Cancer" from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 12 as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Garcia-Aguilar will speak at a free "Brown Bag Lecture" at the University of California, San Francisco campus in the Health Sciences West building, room 513. For more information, please call (415) 502-6397.
Colorectal cancer, which affects men and women at equally frequent rates, develops from precancerous growths or polyps in the colon or rectum. "Removing these polyps is the most effective way to prevent the development of cancer," Garcia-Aguilar said.
To screen for colorectal cancer, the following is recommended:
To prevent colorectal cancer, Garcia-Aguilar recommends the following:
More information about colorectal cancer is available on the UCSF Medical Center Web site.
For help finding a doctor, please contact our Physician Referral Service at (888) 689-UCSF or (888) 689-8273 or at [email protected].