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Colonoscopy vs. At-Home Test: Understanding the Differences

Pre­vent­ing colon can­cer begins with screen­ing, which is rec­om­mend­ed for most indi­vid­u­als start­ing at age 45. While there are sev­er­al screen­ing options avail­able, colonoscopy remains the most effec­tive. Not only can it detect can­cer ear­ly, but it can also help pre­vent it alto­geth­er. Dr. Adam Nie­mann, a gas­troen­terol­o­gist at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, explains why colonoscopy is the gold stan­dard and how it com­pares to oth­er com­mon screen­ing methods.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness: A Growing Concern for Younger Adults

Col­orec­tal can­cer has long been thought to main­ly affect old­er adults, but in recent years, more younger indi­vid­u­als — those in their 20s and 30s — have been diag­nosed with the dis­ease. Dr. Kar­tikeya Tri­pathi, a gas­troen­terol­o­gist at Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), is ded­i­cat­ed to rais­ing aware­ness about this grow­ing trend. He shares valu­able advice on how to stay proac­tive in pre­vent­ing the dis­ease, regard­less of age.

Hats of Hope: Susan's Story

When Susan G. was diag­nosed with pan­cre­at­ic can­cer, she faced the dif­fi­cult jour­ney ahead with resilience and a unique source of strength — her grow­ing col­lec­tion of hats. What start­ed as a fun dis­trac­tion became a dai­ly reminder to stay pos­i­tive through surgery, chemother­a­py, and radi­a­tion. Sup­port­ed by her Quin­cy Med­ical Group care team, fam­i­ly, and friends, Susan marked each mile­stone with grat­i­tude, cul­mi­nat­ing in the joy­ous moment of ring­ing the bell to sig­nal the end of treat­ment. On Feb­ru­ary 3, 2025, she received the life-chang­ing news — her can­cer was in remis­sion. Look­ing back, she cred­its her ear­ly diag­no­sis and the sup­port around her for sav­ing her life.

Caring for Aging Eyes

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As we age, vision changes like need­ing glass­es more often or adjust­ing set­tings on devices become com­mon. How­ev­er, age-relat­ed eye con­di­tions like cataracts, dry eye, mac­u­lar degen­er­a­tion, glau­co­ma, and dia­bet­ic retinopa­thy can cause more seri­ous issues. While these con­di­tions can’t always be pre­vent­ed, main­tain­ing a healthy lifestyle, man­ag­ing con­di­tions like dia­betes, and hav­ing reg­u­lar eye exams can help pro­tect your vision. Ear­ly diag­no­sis and treat­ment options, includ­ing surgery and med­ica­tions, can slow or pre­vent severe vision loss. Reg­u­lar eye exams are impor­tant, espe­cial­ly as you age.

Rising Star Award: Natalie D.

Our fifth and final annu­al award recog­ni­tion is for the QMG Ris­ing Star Award and it was pre­sent­ed to Natal­ie D., Patient Access Coor­di­na­tor. Recip­i­ents of this dis­tin­guished award demon­strates out­stand­ing promise in their respec­tive field, exhibits lead­er­ship and integri­ty in serv­ing patients and the com­mu­ni­ty, cul­ti­vates col­lab­o­ra­tion amongst their team, and dis­plays curios­i­ty, cre­ativ­i­ty, and diver­si­ty of thought to cre­ate change and make an impact in field of healthcare.