Colon Cancer Screenings

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers. Colonoscopy is a procedure which visualizes the entire colon and is the recommended screening procedure for high risk patients. In addition, many experts also recommend screening colonoscopy in lower risk patients over 50 and many insurance plans now cover this. Because of the rising demand for colonoscopies, we now have 4 physicians at Valley Medical Group who perform this potentially life saving procedure.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potential killer of many older men, especially smokers and ex-smokers. The U.S. preventative health Task Force recently came out with a new recommendation that all men 65-75 who have ever been smokers be screend for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The screening test for AAA is a simple ultrasound procedure which can now be performed at Valley Medical Group.