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2. Colon cancer is rising in young adults: Should you start ...

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   Colorectal cancers can be detected early in a precancerous state, one of the few cancers that can, the experts say. That’s why screening through a colonoscopy remains essential.

3. FDA approves new blood test to screen for colon cancer

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   Another colon cancer screening method includes fecal occult blood tests that detect blood in the stool, which can be a warning sign of colon polyps or cancer. The FIT-DNA tests, such as Cologuard ...

4. Why is colon cancer on the rise in young adults?

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   The American College of Physicians recommends that Black men and women undergo their first screening at age 40. The gold standard for colon cancer screening, Giannakis said, is a colonoscopy. The ...

5. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Screening for colorectal cancer, if done early enough, is preventive, seeing as benign lumps called polyps in the colon and rectum are the start to almost all cases of colon cancer. These polyps can be identified and removed by screening tests like a colonoscopy, in which the whole colon is visible.

6. As more young people get colon cancer, it may be time for a ...

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   The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in the United States this year, nearly evenly split between men and women. The rate of diagnosis ...

7. Colon cancer screening should start at 45

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   Colon cancer will be diagnosed in more than 95,000 people this year and nearly 40,000 will be diagnosed with rectal cancer. The two cancers will kill more than 50,000 people this year.

8. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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   People with inflammatory bowel disease account for less than 2% of colon cancer cases yearly. [33] In those with Crohn's disease, 2% get colorectal cancer after 10 years, 8% after 20 years, and 18% after 30 years. [33] In people who have ulcerative colitis, approximately 16% develop either a cancer precursor or cancer of the colon over 30 years ...

9. Health Department conducting survey about barriers in colon ...

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   Although you can have colon cancer without symptoms, and many of the symptoms can be caused by other diseases or conditions, signs or symptoms of colon cancer can include: Change in bowel habits ...