Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates (MGA) serves the Greater New Orleans area as a single specialty gastroenterology and hepatology (liver disease) practice. Featuring an expert staff of physicians who specialize in colon cancer screening procedures, treatment of GERD, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and treatment of diseases of the liver and pancreas, the MGA team knows how important preventative care is to catching disease before it spreads. With colon cancer being the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, with approximately 1.9 million new cases and over 900,000 deaths recorded globally in 2022, according to the Cancer Research Institute, screenings and regular colonoscopies are crucial to early diagnosis and treatment.
Physicians with Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates perform colonoscopies at one of three MGA Gastrointestinal Diagnostic & Therapeutic Centers in the area. “The early signs of colon cancer can be family history of colon cancer, rectal bleeding, change in bowel habits, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss,” explains Dr. Howard Brenner, MGA’s lead physician. “It is important to schedule a colonoscopy if you are 45 years old or even younger, as it is the gold standard for screening procedures.”
Scheduling a colonoscopy, a simple procedure at MGA that only takes 15 or 20 minutes while the patient is asleep, is the best and most cost-effective way to take direct action to prevent colon cancer in you and your loved ones.
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