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If the intestine cancer is early recognized, a healing is possible

Early recognized, intestine cancer is welfarable in approximately 90 per cent of the cases. Nevertheless only about 18 per cent of the men and 34 per cent of the women in Germany participate regularly in early recognition programs. In the context of a country wide action to the intestine cancer month March 2007 the Gastro league informs early recognition intestine cancer, the German cancer assistance, the German cancer company and further members of the network together with Felix Burda donation, the donation of life views - against intestine cancer registered association therefore about the chances and possibilities of the intestine cancer early recognition. On Tuesday, that 13. March 2007, is switched in Heidelberg a telephone Hotline: From 18 to 20 experts of the university clinic and established specialists of the region under the numbers 06221/56 answer o'clock 51 34 to 56 51 38 all questions to precaution, early recognition and treatment of intestine cancer. The large intestine cancer is the secondarymost frequent cause of death by cancer in Germany. More than 71,000 humans get sick annually with it, over 29.000 die each year at the consequences of this illness in Germany. The intestine cancer risk rises with progressive age or during chronically inflammatory intestine illness of many years. Precaution intestine reflection is starting from that 55. Lebensjahr health plan benefit The intestine cancer in most cases develops slowly during one period of eight to twelve years from good-like preliminary stages, the intestine polyps. These are inclined to the bleeding and can be recognized therefore by a test on hidden blood in the chair. Everyone knows this test starting from that 50. Lebensjahr to accomplish annually free of charge leave. If the test is positive, during an intestine reflection (Koloskopie) the cause is clarified and possible early stages of an intestine tumor is removed. Since 1 October 2002 the precaution Koloskopie is starting from that 55. Lebensjahr introduced to the offer spectrum of the legal health insurance companies. But so far only about 3 million humans noticed this offer: Those are less than ten per cent that requirement entitling! The Koloskopie is the most meaningful investigation to the early recognition and diagnosis of intestine cancer: Even small intestine polyps and tumors can be sought out and removed if necessary. Who would like, an easy Narkose gets for investigation. At the telephone Hotline to the topic intestine cancer 13 stands to. March 2007 from the 18 to 20 o'clock following experts to the order:
Professor

Dr. Wolfgang Stremmel Medical director of the department of Gastroenterologie of the medical university clinic Heidelberg Tel.: 06221/56 51 38

Professor Dr. Andreas victory Specialist for internal medicine and Gastroenterologie Tel.: 06221/56 51 37
Dr. Thorsten Schlenker Specialist for internal medicine and Gastroenterologie Tel.: 06221/56 51 35
Dr. Johann Thomas Schmidt Specialist for internal medicine and Gastroenterologie Tel.: 06221/56 51 36
Dr. Moritz cook Surgical university clinic Heidelberg Tel.: 06221/56 51 34
Media contact:
Dr. Annette of Tuffs Pressing and public work of the university clinic Heidelberg and the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg In the Neuenheimer field 672 69120 Heidelberg Tel.: 06221/56 45 36 Fax: 06221/56 45 44 E-Mail: Annette_Tuffs@med.uni-heidelberg.de