New Program Offers Direct-Access for Colon Cancer Screening at Tanner
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
A new program now available from Tanner Health System is providing advanced access to colonoscopy screenings — one of the most effective screening procedures for detecting colon cancer.
Typically, a colonoscopy requires a pre-procedure visit at a doctor’s office. However, with a new direct-access colonoscopy helpline, men and women can make a single call and — depending on their response to a series of confidential screening questions — possibly skip the pre-procedure visit and directly schedule their screening.
The program saves patients time and the cost of the pre-procedure visit.
“This program makes it easier and more convenient to get this important procedure for people throughout our community,” said John Arledge, MD, a gastroenterology specialist with West Georgia Gastroenterology Associates and a member of the patient care team at Tanner.
Arledge explained that as a person ages, their risk for developing colorectal cancer increases. The risk is even greater if they have certain risk factors or a history of the disease — all of which makes having more access to vital screening procedures like colonoscopies even more critical.
To see if you immediately qualify for a direct-access colonoscopy at Tanner, call 1-833-262-6793.
Learn more about colorectal cancer and the cancer care available from Tanner’s accredited cancer care program at TannerCancerCare.org.
More information about direct-access colonoscopy is available at
Tanner.org/direct-access.