Get yourself tested. Get yourself tested. Physicians, television programs, and magazines repeat this over and over in order to increase public awareness of colon and rectal cancer. Unfortunately, most Americans who should be screened for this deadly cancer do not, even though early screening is an extremely effective way to avoid death from this disease.
Colon and rectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United Stated with almost 150,000 Americans diagnosed each year. Unfortunately, many of the over 50,000 deaths each year could have be avoided – effective screening programs have been designed to find and then treat colon cancer. Some risk factors you may not be aware of include being overweight and a history of smoking. Patients often do not seek screening because they are not aware of the options for testing that are available.
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