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Thank you Operation Access- charity service for the Bay Area community
posted: Apr. 21, 2023.
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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
posted: Mar. 22, 2023.
Early colon cancer may cause no symptoms. Colorectal cancer screening isrecommended starting at age 45.Early stages of colorectal cancer usually present no symptoms. It is highly treatable if detected early. Read more -
Endoscopy Center incorporates New Artificial Intelligence in Fight against Colorectal Cancer
posted: Aug. 23, 2022.
Mid-Peninsula Endoscopy Center now offers patients receiving a colonoscopyan enhanced screening with the aid of the GI GeniusTM intelligent endoscopymodule. Mid-Peninsula is the first surgery center in Northern California toimplement Read more -
Our Team Is Dedicated to Screening and Preventing Colon Cancer With You
posted: Apr. 20, 2022.
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Small amount of daily exercise could increase longevity
posted: Jan. 31, 2022.
Ten minutes of exercise per day could have saved the lives of about 110,000 older adults per year in the past, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine Read more -
GI Societies support earlier CRC screening starting in mid-to-late 40s
posted: May 26, 2021.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) just published new guidelines recommending colorectal cancer screening start at age 45 (*B grade recommendation). Grounded in the evidence, the USPSTF embraced starting Read more -
Coffee tied to liver improvement
posted: Aug. 20, 2020.
Increased coffee consumption could prevent hundreds of thousands of liver-related deaths annually, according to a study in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. The association between coffee drinking and liver health shown Read more -
June COVID-19 Update
posted: Jun. 12, 2020.
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FDA takes Zantac off the shelves
posted: Apr. 15, 2020.
The Food and Drug Adminstration has requested all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine be removed from the market due to the potential for N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) contamination. Extended exposure to NDMA at Read more -
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE
posted: Mar. 28, 2020.
March 25, 2020 To our Patients: Like all of you, we at Peninsula Gastrointestinal Specialists are very concerned about what we can do to protect ourselves, our families, and our community from the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. We are closely monitoring guidelines and would like Read more -
Why Social Distancing Matters
posted: Mar. 28, 2020.
Please check out the below video to see why social distancing matters. https://players.brightcove.net/817826402001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6143584688001 Read more -
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE
posted: Mar. 17, 2020.
To our Patients:March 15, 2020 We would like to inform you that as more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in the Bay Area, we are doing our best to keep abreast Read more -
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
posted: Mar. 02, 2020.
• Colorectal cancer, second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, affects men and women equally. • Colorectal cancer is highly preventable. It Read more
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Will Smith gets his colonoscopy! (contains graphic content)
posted: Nov. 22, 2019.
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Congratulations to Dr. Onuma on his 60th Birthday!
posted: Jul. 22, 2019.
