Is It Time for a Colonoscopy?

Luna Asrar, MD is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Primary Care – Ashburn Filigree Court. She enjoys treating people of all ages, with a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. Seeing the bigger picture is important — especially when it involves screening for colorectal cancer (also called colon…

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Power Save: Colorectal cancer procedure offers quick recovery for IT professional

(October 2, 2013) For Alemayehu Anna, facing a colorectal cancer diagnosis wasn’t going to keep the 50-year-old information technologist from fulfilling the demands of his busy work schedule. So when he learned about a highly effective colorectal cancer treatment offered at Inova Alexandria Hospital that would ensure a quick return to work, Anna knew it…

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