Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Endoscopy Center team, along with Mount Sinai staff and volunteers and members of the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation, in front of the “Rollin’ Colon” educational exhibit.
Nearly 1,000 people participated in Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month activities on Wednesday, March 2, at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Visitors picked up educational literature and giveaways, and walked through a 30-ft. inflatable model of a colon, known as the “Rollin’ Colon”—provided by the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation—that exhibits polyps and other signs of colon cancer. They also had the opportunity to talk with nurses, physicians, geneticists, nutritionists, and endoscopy staff. Forty seven attendees signed up for a screening colonoscopy. The event was hosted by The Mount Sinai Hospital Endoscopy Center.
Nov 7, 2015 | Inside, Your Health
From left: Marcline St. Germain, Health Communication Assistant, and Cindy R. Borassi, Director, Communications and Operations, Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation; Cynthia Martinez, event organizer, and colon cancer survivor; Dan Foster, colon cancer survivor; David Carr-Locke, MD; and Lizanka Rodriguez, Colonoscopy Patient Navigator, Division of Digestive Diseases.
More than 600 people visited the “Rollin’ Colon,” an exhibit of the digestive tract that was on display in Union Square Park on Thursday, September 24, during the Third Annual Colon Cancer Awareness Event, sponsored by Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s Division of Digestive Diseases, the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF), and the Union Square Partnership. The walk-through exhibit featured the abnormalities seen during a colonoscopy. Staff from Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the CCCF provided information about colon cancer and the importance of early detection. David Carr-Locke, MD, Professor, Medicine (Gastroenterology), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, showed visitors his large-scale model of a colonoscope. Six visitors at the event registered for colonoscopies.
Mar 31, 2015 | Inside, Your Health
The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Endoscopy Center hosted a number of events on Wednesday, March 4, to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Among the activities was the “Rollin’ Colon,” a walk-through, inflatable, educational model of a colon that magnifies the appearance of a human colon—revealing polyps and other symptoms—sponsored by the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation.
Mar 23, 2015 | Health Tips, Your Health
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. Being that March is colorectal cancer awareness month, how can we lower our chance of colon and rectal cancer?
Only 25% of colon cancer patients have a family history. For individuals who do not have a family history of colon cancer, the onset can be attributed by lifestyle (poor diet and lack of exercise), environmental exposure, or stress. Stress causes inflammation, which ultimately suppresses the immune system and links to cancer. (more…)
Mar 3, 2015 | Inside, Research
Two studies published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, demonstrate how widely used, inexpensive medications to treat osteoporosis, known as bisphosphonates, have the potential to become potent cancer-fighting drugs. (more…)
