BECOME AWARE about Colorectal Cancer!
Ten (10) Need-to-Know Facts:
- Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the United States
- Colon Cancer affects both men and women of all ethnicities
- Colon cancer may be inherited
- People with colon cancer may feel completely healthy
- Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer
- Colonoscopy is the most effective colorectal cancer screening test
- All average risk people should have a screening colonoscopy as early as age 45
- Colorectal screening saves lives
- Many Americans are not being screened for colon cancer when they should, despite the life-saving benefits
- Adopting healthy habits may help lower your colorectal cancer risk too