Information for our patients:

The physicians and staff of Digestive Disease Group, PA and The Greenwood Endoscopy Center are proactively taking extra precautions during the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is our obligation to protect you as well as our staff. In order to continue to provide the best care possible, we are implementing a screening process before you may enter our building. 

The rate at which people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S. is dropping among people 65 and older but rising in younger age groups, according to research from the American Cancer Society. In 2020, 12% of colorectal cancer cases will be diagnosed in people under 50 – about 18,000 cases. Rates have been increasing since the mid-1980s in adults ages 20-39 years and since the mid-1990s in adults ages 40-54 years,

Governor Henry McMaster has designated March 5 as colorectal cancer day at the State House. The American Cancer Society says colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in South Carolina. “Me (Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette) and the governor feel it’s important to keep South Carolinians healthy. Colorectal cancer is preventable if caught early and the only way to catch it early is through screening.” More than $1 million in annual state funding is going toward the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network which provides free screening and procedures for those that are uninsured or underinsured.