Digestive Disease Center

Should you be screened for Colorectal Cancer? Ask your doctor today!

Call (815) 625-0400, ext. 4457 or email us with any comments or questions about your treatment.

Colorectal cancer - the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States - is 90% treatable if caught early. That is why the CGH Digestive Disease Center offers the latest in detection procedures, such as the colonoscopy, a visual examination of the colon using a fiberoptic scope.

Change the way you think about a colonoscopy.

Apprehensive? Don't worry. You will be kept comfortable during this routine outpatient procedure... and it could save your life. Your physician can let you know if you should be screened for colorectal cancer. If the answer is yes, ask for a referral to the CGH Digestive Disease Center. Our experienced staff provides screening procedures using the most up-to-date methods and technologically advanced medical equipment.

CGH Medical Center's highly trained nurses, gastroenterology assistants and other certified professionals in the Digestive Disease Center assist gastroenterologists like Dr. Joseph Gaziano, Dr. Jorge Monteagudo in providing necessary colorectal cancer screening procedures like colonoscopies.   

  Watch our Digestive Disease video.

Learn more about specific diseases and conditions of the digestive tract here.

Visit our A.D.A.M. health library to learn more about having a colonoscopy.

CGH Digestive Disease Staff