The Rhode to Health: A Podcast from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Colorectal Cancer Screenings with Dr. Gonzalo Paz-Soldán

March 17, 2023 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
The Rhode to Health: A Podcast from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Colorectal Cancer Screenings with Dr. Gonzalo Paz-Soldán
Show Notes

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. One in 23 men and one in 25 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime. It’s a cancer that often begins as a growth called a polyp. Finding and removing polyps can prevent colorectal cancer or catch it early, when it’s easier to treat. Yet, this seems to be a screening that many of us put off or avoid. And the statistics on who gets screened for colorectal cancer reveal some unsettling disparities.

But Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is taking steps to change the trend of these numbers and we're making great strides. One of the folks making this their mission is Dr. Gonzalo Paz-Soldán. He is Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior medical director for clinical transformation. And he has a lot to say about this absolutely critical screening.

 Read more about colorectal screening on The Rhode Ahead here.

 Be healthy. Be well. And keep your eyes, on the Rhode.