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Our physicians will be participating in the Relay event on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm at North Shore High School in Glen Head, NY. We will be there to answer your questions about how you and your loved ones can protect yourselves from colon cancer.
We are also proud that our Administrator, Carole Romano, will one of this year’s Key Note speakers.
We welcome you to join the festivities and learn how you can join in the fight against cancer.
For more information about this event, click here.
Colorectal cancer affects both men and women equally – 140,000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year. Colorectal cancer is preventable, and can be successfully treated and is often curable when detected early.
To lower your risk of colorectal cancer, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons recommends that you:
- Get regular colorectal cancer screenings after age 50 (or earlier if you have one or more risk factors). Colonoscopy can prevent you from developing colon cancer. In those cases in which colon cancer is diagnosed, between 80-90% of colorectal cancer patients are restored to normal health if their cancer is detected and treated in the earliest stages.
- Eat a low-fat, high-fiber diet.
- If you use alcohol, drink only in moderation. If you use tobacco, quit. If you don’t use tobacco, don’t start. Alcohol and tobacco in combination are linked to colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers.
- Exercise for at least 20 minutes three to four days each week. Moderate exercise such as walking, gardening or climbing steps may help.
Colorectal cancer is extremely preventable if polyps that lead to the cancer are detected and removed, and it is very curable if the cancer is detected in its early stages. Since there are very few symptoms associated with colorectal cancer, regular screening is essential.
Talk to one of our colorectal cancer surgeons to determine when a screening test is right for you!
For more information about how you can protect yourself or your loved ones from Colon Cancer, call one of our two offices!
In 2006, CRSA announced that Lynn M. O'Connor, MD, joined the medical group to direct CRSA's new Women's Colorectal Care Program.
"Dr. O'Connor's solid foundation of clinical skills and research is a perfect fit for our established practice," stated Mark W. Dobriner, MD. "Dr. O'Connor focuses on women's colorectal conditions and therapies, assisted by Christine Lennon, RPA-C, who has been with CRSA for years," said Dr. Dobriner.
With two convenient locations on Long Island, New York, Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates of L.I., P.C. provides care for patients from Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. To make an appointment with a CRSA physician, please call our Great Neck office at (516) 487-8738 or our Huntington office at (631) 423-5070.
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