Preventing Colon CancerColon cancer is the 3rd most common cancer, and the 2nd most common cause of cancer deaths for both men and women equally. Theoretically, we could prevent almost all colon cancers, if everyone came in for a screening exam. If caught early:
The American Cancer Society now recommends starting colonoscopy at age 45.What is the best way to screen for Colon Cancer?The best test, the ‘Gold Standard”, is the colonoscopy. It will reveal 97% of all colon cancers. It also allows the removal of larger, precancerous polyps. There are also evaluations for colitis, diverticulosis, anemias, high risk situations, where colonoscopy is the only test that will evaluate these. Cologuard® testing is a new Stool evaluation tool:
What are the common reasons for having a colonoscopy?
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