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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It affects men and women from all racial and ethnic groups but is most common in people 50 and older. Colorectal cancer is preventable. Regular screening detects colon polyps which can be removed before they become cancer. People 50 and older and people with a family history of this cancer should see their doctor for regular screening.
Date Released: 9/14/2007 Running time: 0:59 Author: MMWR Series Name: A Minute of Health with CDC
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A MINUTE OF HEALTH WITH CDC
Regular Screening Prevents Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Test Use --- Maryland, 2002--2006
September 14, 2007
This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC – safer, healthier
people.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
It affects
men and women from all racial and ethnic groups and is most common in people
50
and older. About 144,000 Americans were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in
2003,
and almost 56,000 people died of it. Most colorectal cancers develop very slowly,
which
means that this disease is preventable. People ages 50 and older should get
screened
regularly. Regular screening tests can detect polyps in the colon that can be
removed
before they turn into colorectal cancer. Screening also helps find this cancer
early,
when treatment is more effective. So see your doctor and get screened.
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