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Before there was Betty Ford, the outspoken first lady who brought breast cancer awareness to the wider public, there was Babette Rosmond, a diminutive New York City writer and editor who went public with her diagnosis of breast cancer 40 years ago, three and a half years before the first lady. If Mrs. Ford is remembered for her grace and honesty, we should remember Ms. Rosmond for her courage and persistence. What Ms. Rosmond demanded of her doctors — the right to choose her cancer treatment — is now the minimum that cancer patients deserve.

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For 15 years, Art Milbrandt treated his gastroesophageal reflux disease with Tums, Prilosec and other medications.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) recently announced the first specialty intensive medical home (IMH) program in the state, with the Illinois Gastroenterology Group (IGG), the state’s largest independent gastroenterology practice, effective September 1, 2014.

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Illinois Gastroenterology Groups implements a Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Tool to Improve Compliance in Surveillance Colonoscopy

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AGA, in coordination with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, Consumer Reports and eight leading medical societies, is pleased to participate in the launch of Choosing Wisely^®, a campaign to identify the overuse or misuse of tests or medical procedures.

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