The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital provides the most advanced cancer detection and treatments in Northwest Connecticut.

Highly specialized procedures and treatments are offered in collaboration with Smilow Cancer Hospital Torrington with the goal of allowing the patient to receive their care locally whenever possible. Patients affected by cancer in Northwest Connecticut have a desirable alternative to traveling long distances to large facilities in urban settings to receive their treatment at our hospital in Torrington, CT.

Get the message. Schedule a colonoscopy.

In Connecticut, colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer diagnosed in women and the fourth-most common cancer diagnosed in men, according to the state Health Department.

A colonoscopy is one of the few screening tests that can actually prevent colon cancer. By finding and taking colon polyps out before they become cancer, doctors can prevent their later development into cancer. When caught early, colorectal cancer has a 90 percent survival rate.

Why get a colonoscopy?

The rate of colorectal cancer diagnoses has dropped each year since the mid-1980s because more people are getting screened and more people are adjusting their lifestyle to reduce risk factors.

Key factors that can increase the risk of colorectal cancer include:

• Age: Current guidelines recommend screening begin at age 45 for people at average risk
• Personal history of colon cancer, polyps or inflammatory bowel disease
• Family history of colon cancer or polyps.
• Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a hereditary condition that creates hundreds of polyps in the colon and rectum.
• Obesity
• Smoking
• Heavy alcohol use

Why wait?

Make an appointment for your colonoscopy today!

Hartford HealthCare

Cancer Institute Conditions and Treatments

• Conditions

  • • Adrenal Cancer
    • Bladder Cancer
    • Breast Cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Esophageal Cancer
    • Gastric Cancer
    • Gastrointestinal Cancer
    • Gynecologic Cancer
    • Head & Neck Cancer
    • Hepatobiliary Cancer
    • Kidney Cancer
    • Leukemia 
• 
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Melanoma and Skin Cancer
  • Myeloma
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Penile Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Thoracic Diseases
  • Urologic Cancer 

• Treatments

  • Behavioral Counseling
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Breast Cancer Services
  • Genetic Counseling &   Testing
  • Integrative Therapies
  • Medications
  • Melanoma and Skin Care Center
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  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Nurse Navigators
  • Pain & Symptom Management
  • Palliative Care
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Thoracic Diseases
  • Urologic Cancer