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CDC promotes colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) prevention by building partnerships, encouraging screening, supporting education and training, and conducting surveillance and research. |
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Send a Colorectal Cancer Screening e-Card
Just type in an e-mail address and send a colorful electronic greeting card that encourages colorectal cancer screening. |
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Don't Pass on this Test Podcast
Learn the importance of regular screening tests and the warning signs of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. |
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Screening Demonstration Program
The program is aimed at increasing colorectal cancer screening among low-income adults aged 50 and over who have little or no health insurance coverage for regular screenings. |
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Screen for Life Campaign
Actor Jimmy Smits delivers an important health message in both English and Spanish, as part of CDC's Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign. |
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Cancer Burden
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73,997 men and 71,086 women were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2004.†* |
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26,881 men and 26,699 women died from colorectal cancer in 2004.†* |
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When colorectal cancer is found early and treated, the 5-year relative survival rate is 90%.‡ |
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| †U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.
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| *The most recent year for which statistics are currently available. |
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| ‡Ries LAG, et al (eds).
SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975–2004, National Cancer Institute, 2007. |
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