Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening

Digestive Disease Institute

Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

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Overview

The Colorectal Cancer Screening Program at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Digestive Disease Institute specializes in preventing colorectal cancer (cancer of the rectum or colon) and identifying signs of colorectal cancer at the earliest possible stage by offering expert screening to the community. Our program offers innovative and advanced colorectal cancer screening techniques, and we are the UAE’s largest artificial Intelligence (AI) colonoscopy center, meaning more accurate and efficient screening, earlier detection and ultimately, better outcomes for patients.

Early detection reduces the need for surgery or other interventions and improves patient outcomes. There are two main goals of colorectal cancer screening. The first is to identify precancerous lesions, called polyps. Polyps can be removed safely during colonoscopy without surgery to prevent colorectal cancer cells from forming. The second goal is to identify cancers at an early stage, making it possible to give the patient the required treatment at the right time and be cured from colorectal cancer.

The Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi provides comprehensive, Patients First care across a wide spectrum of colorectal conditions. The colorectal cancer screening team offers the latest therapies from expert gastroenterologists, therapeutic colonoscopists and colorectal surgeons to help patients progress quickly from diagnosis to treatment.

What We Treat

Large colorectal polyps are benign precancerous polyps that can be removed by therapeutic colonosocpists during a colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer and the need for surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.

Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the colon (large intestine) or the rectum. Colon or rectal cancer are types of colorectal cancer in which cells in the either the colon or rectum grow out of control. This usually starts with the growth of benign tumors, also known as polyps, that become cancerous over time. Colorectal cancer screening helps ensure early, successful treatment.

As the symptoms of colorectal cancer rarely appear until the later stages of the disease, when it is more difficult to treat, screening can help detect it as soon as possible, with up to 90% of cases being successfully cured if detected early.

For this reason, screening is seen as an essential, proactive step to identifying colorectal cancer early. For patients who do experience symptoms, the most common symptoms of colorectal cancer include:

  • Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool.
  • A change in normal bowel movements (diarrhea, constipation, or both for more than 2 weeks).
  • Abdominal pain.
  • Unexplained weight loss or anemia.

It is also important for patients with a family history of colorectal polyps or family history of colorectal cancer to get screened to protect them from colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer has been linked to diet, particularly one that includes large amounts of red or processed meat, obesity, smoking and lack of exercise. Several of these risk factors are widespread throughout the UAE and other countries in the GCC.

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