
3/30/2009
- 3/30/2011
Colon Cancer Screening
A colonoscopy is recommended every 10 years for men and women 50 years or older (45 years of age for African Americans). Contact your physician if you have a family history of colorectal cancer. You may need to have your screening colonoscopy earlier than age 50. Please call Jewish Cancer Services at 587-4108 or send an email to a Cancer Services Coordinator to schedule your Colonoscopy at a JHSMH facility. Colonoscopies can be performed at the following JHSMH facilities:
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Martha Risen
RN, BSN, Clinical Coordinator, Colon Cancer Screening Project
marth.risen@jhsmh.org
Phone: (502) 363-4464
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