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Prevention Screening
Fox Chase Cancer Center offers a Full Range of Traditional and Advanced Screening Options
Fox Chase Cancer Center's reputation for quality cancer treatment also includes an outstanding program for prevention assessment and screening examinations.
Cancer prevention and early detection begins with knowing your cancer risk; then, doing something about it. Regular screening may help detect cancer at its earliest stages when the chance of a cure is highest.
Preventive care such as screening tests and physical examinations may or may not be covered by an individual's health insurance. A referral from your physician may be required for insurance purposes. This should not be a barrier to making that initial call.
Colon Screening
Request an appointment online or call 215-214-1475.
Referring physicians call 215-214-1475.
For Open End Endoscopy, referring physicians call 215-214-1421.
For people at age 50 or older, screening to prevent colon cancer should be part of their routine healthcare. For people with higher risks for colon cancer, such as having a family history of colon cancer or personal history of certain types of cancer, screening may start at an earlier age.
At Fox Chase, our gastroenterologists are very experienced at performing high-quality colonoscopy. We not only perform routine screening procedures on our patients, but also serve as a second-opinion center for difficult colonoscopies referred by other facilities. Read more »
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For more information about Gastroenterology Services at Fox Chase or to schedule an appointment for Open Access Endoscopy, call 215-214-1421.
In addition, Fox Chase offers Open Access Endoscopy services for referring physicians to expedite scheduling routine screening procedures.
Call 215-214-1421.
Mammography
call 215-728-2646
or 215-728-2631.
While many people in the area are familiar with Fox Chase Cancer Center's Mammography Van, it's important to remember that full mammography services are always available at the Center.
Skin Cancer Screening
Request an appointment online or call 215-728-2754. Fox Chase provides skin cancer screening at 8 Huntingdon Pike.
Referring physicians call
215-728-2754.
Get the Facts on Skin Cancer
- Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer among American men and the sixth most common among American women.
- More than 53,000 cases a year are diagnosed in this country.
- Half the cases occur after age 50, but people as young as 20 are also at risk.
- Melanoma is now one of the most common cancers affecting Americans younger than 30.
- Among women between 25 and 29 years old, melanoma is more common than any non-skin cancer.
- Melanoma kills nearly 8,000 Americans a year.
- An estimated 80 percent of sun damage occurs before age 18, which can set the stage for skin cancer later. (Protecting children from sun is very important!)
Dermatologists recommend that very year on your birthday you take a good look at your birthday suit. If you notice anything on your skin that is changing, growing, or bleeding, see a dermatologist.
Regular check-ups are important. Skin cancer is very treatable when caught early.
Nonmelanoma skin cancers tend to grow slowly and rarely spread. Of the 3 different types of skin cancer, melanoma is the least common but more aggressive than basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma. It can occur anywhere on the body. And it can be deadly, but melanoma is curable if detected early.
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Barrett's Esophagus
Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous condition that arises in the lining of the esophagus. Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD are at increased risk for the development of Barrett's and the most common cancer of the esophagus called adenocarcinoma. Read more »
Risk Assessment at Fox Chase Cancer Center
A Special Program for Men at Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
Fox Chase offers education, risk assessment, screening and an opportunity to participate in innovative prostate cancer research to men who are at an increased risk of the disease because of their family history or their race.
Cancer prevention and early detection begins with knowing your cancer risk; then, doing something about it.
At Fox Chase Cancer Center, cancer prevention is a top priority. Cancer screening and cancer prevention research is a key part of providing comprehensive cancer care.
Fox Chase offers cancer risk assessment for healthy people at increased risk of certain types of cancers due to personal or family history.
Contact us today at 1-877-627-9684
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Diagnostic Imaging
When conditions make a standard colonoscopy risky, Fox Chase Diagnostic Imaging can step in with CT Colonography, a new way to examine the colon without requiring an anesthetic.
Diagnostic imaging services include fluoroscopy, CT, chest, nuclear medicine, PET/CT, MRI, ultrasound, colonoscopy, mammography and stereotactic breast biopsy.
Review and consultation services are available at Fox Chase for films submitted by outside physicians.
Our MRI facility is capable of performing high-quality clinical studies in all areas as well as research applications. Services also include magnetic resonance angiography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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