Dr. Sidney J. Winawer MD

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  There is no reason why 50,000 people should die of this disease in America each year," added Dr. Sidney Winawer, the Paul Sherlock Chair in Medicine in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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  The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation donated the $2.5 million gift in honor of Sidney J. Winawer, the former chief of the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
  
  Winawer is credited with establishing national guidelines for colorectal screening, according to a news release.

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  Sidney Winawer, a gastroenterologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York, said in a company statement that the inclusion of stool-based DNA testing would encourage more people to be screened for colon cancer and would reduce deaths from colon cancer.

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  The Iris Cantor Chair will be endowed in perpetuity in honor of Sidney J. Winawer, MD, former Chief of the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and an internationally recognized leader in the prevention of digestive cancers.Dr. Winawer is credited with establishing national guidelines for colorectal screening in the United States.
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  Sidney J. Winawer is a tenured member of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Department of Medicine.Widely known as a pioneer in describing the developmental stages of colorectal cancer and promoting the benefits of cancer screening, he has published more than 400 research articles, reviews, and book chapters.Dr. Winawer's research found that that removal of premalignant polyps prevents colorectal cancer which led to the concept of screening colonoscopy.
  
  Dr. Winawer is also the co-author of Cancer Free and Healing Lessons, which are written for the general public, as well as the co-chair of the IDCA and past president of The American College of Gastroenterology.
  
  "I am deeply touched by Iris Cantor's thoughtfulness," said Dr. Winawer.

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  There is no reason why 50,000 people should die of this disease in America each year," added Dr. Sidney Winawer, the Paul Sherlock Chair in Medicine in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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  "This excellent decision analysis by Dr. Zauber and colleagues confirms the validity of colorectal cancer screening in men and women ages 50 to 75, which will provide the greatest benefit with saving of resources," added Dr. Sidney Winawer, the Paul Sherlock Chair in Medicine in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla--Because colon cancer develops in a stepwise progression that occurs over 10 to 15 years, physicians have a "tremendous window of opportunity for prevention," Sidney Winawer, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, said in a presentation at the second annual Industries' Coalition Against Cancer (ICAC) conference.He believes that colorectal cancer screening is "no longer controversial," based on available data.More>>

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  Sidney Winawer, a gastroenterologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York, said in a company statement that the inclusion of stool-based DNA testing would encourage more people to be screened for colon cancer and would reduce deaths from colon cancer.

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  Sydney J. Winawer, M.D., holder of the Paul Sherlock Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, co-chair of the International Digestive Cancer Alliance, and chairman of the New York City Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign, will be awarded the Cancer Prevention Laurel for International Leadership.Dr. Winawer is internationally recognized for his contributions to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer.

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  MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (Business Wire EON) March 6, 2008 -- "In addition to colonoscopy and other previously recommended tests, two new options have been included in the guidelines for colorectal cancer screening; stool DNA testing and CT colonography," said Dr. Sidney Winawer, Attending Gastroenterologist and Paul Sherlock Chair in Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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