Physicians from Utah’s Mountain West Gastroenterology Lend Expertise to Colonoscopy Hotline

Edward Frech, MD, and Michael Sossenheimer, MD, of Mountain West Gastroenterology and Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City fielded questions on colonoscopy and colon cancer as part of a hotline on April 10, according to a report in the Deseret News.

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The physicians discussed the importance of routine colonoscopy across age groups and noted that surgery in the elderly population is a personal decision and a quality-of-life question, according to the report.

Dr. Sossenheimer noted that colonoscopy should be considered like a dental exam or physical; it is part of the continuum of patients taking care of themselves.

Read the Deseret News’ report on screening colonoscopy.

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