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| American College of Gastroenterology | |
| 6400 Goldsboro Road | |
| Suite 200 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20817 | |
| Phone: | (301) 263-9000 |
| Web Address: | http://patients.gi.org |
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The American College of Gastroenterology is an organization of digestive disease specialists. The website contains information about common gastrointestinal problems. |
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| American Gastroenterological Association | |
| 4930 Del Ray Avenue | |
| Bethesda, MD 20814 | |
| Phone: | (301) 654-2055 |
| Fax: | (301) 654-5920 |
| Web Address: | www.gastro.org |
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The American Gastroenterological Association is a society of doctors who specialize in the digestive system (gastroenterologists). This Web site can help you find a gastroenterologist in your area. They also have patient information on many gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. |
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| American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons | |
| 85 West Algonquin Road | |
| Suite 550 | |
| Arlington Heights, IL 60005 | |
| Phone: | (847) 290-9184 |
| Fax: | (847) 290-9203 |
| Email: | ascrs@fascrs.org |
| Web Address: | www.fascrs.org |
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The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is the leading professional society representing more than 1,000 board-certified colon and rectal surgeons and other surgeons dedicated to treating people with diseases and disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | |
| 6116 Executive Boulevard | |
| Suite 300 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.gov (or https://livehelp.cancer.gov/app/chat/chat_launch for live help online) |
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people who have cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available. |
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| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse | |
| 2 Information Way | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
| Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
| TDD: | 1-866-569-1162 toll-free |
| Email: | nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov |
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This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. |
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| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference October 25, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
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