OMHC Public Service Announcement

Dr. Deanna Davidson, DO, Board Certified in General Surgery, helped

Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in selecting state of the art

endoscopic equipment just this last year. Endoscopic equipment is used

for colonoscopies and upper-endoscopic studies. The service of

colonoscopy identifies and removes pre-cancerous polyps, thereby being

the only screening procedure that prevents colon cancer. Colon cancer is

one of the most preventable cancers, simply by receiving a colonoscopy.

Generally, the recommendation is to have the first screening at the age

of 50, and earlier for patients with a family...