Preventing and detecting colon cancer
March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month and as it’s such an important issue I’d like to bring it up today. I’ve written on this topic several times before but according to the American Cancer Society it is the third most common cancer found in men and women, and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States so I think it warrants attention.
If you are over the age of 50 (or over 40 with risk factors), you should be screened for colon cancer on a regular basis. The schedule for the various screening methods is shown here (discuss this with your physician and decide which one is best for you):
Tests that find pre-cancer and cancer:
• Colonoscopy every 10 years
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
• Virtual colonoscopy every 5 years
• Double-contrast barium enema every 5 years
Tests that mainly find cancer:
• Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every year
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