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Colon-Rectal Conditions
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Colon and Rectal Surgery

Our colon-rectal surgeons diagnose and treat your condition, offering relief from discomfort and peace of mind More >>

Colon-Rectal Cancer
The region's most experience cancer center is here for you More >>

Why You Need a Colonoscopy
It’s not only the most accurate test for colon cancer, it also prevents the disease More >>

Colonoscopies
About 70 percent of our diagnostic procedures involve colonoscopy, in which a doctor uses a long, flexible, lighted tube called a colonoscope to view your colon (large intestine). More >>

Caring For Colon-Rectal Conditions
If you have diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease or other colon-rectal conditions, our specialists can help More >>

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Colon-Rectal Conditions

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Q: Do I really need a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer?
A: Yes, colonoscopies are the most accurate way to screen for and also prevent this cancer.






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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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