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This site provides you with information for colon cancer prevention to help you reduce your risk factors and to take steps towards colon cancer prevention.
With proper education, screening and surveillance, most colon cancer and rectal cancer cases can be prevented. Colon cancer prevention involves the early detection and identification of colon cancer at a more curable stage before it has the chance to develop and spread.
More than 90 percent of people diagnosed with colon cancer are over age 50, yet the average age of diagnosis is 64. This means that by the time the colon cancer is diagnosed, it has often been growing for several years and is more difficult to cure.
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A common misconception is that colon cancer is a “man’s disease,” while in fact, colon cancer strikes men and women with almost equal frequency. In fact, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men and the third leading cause of cancer death among women.
Women today speak openly about undergoing mammograms to detect breast cancer or pap smears to detect cervical cancer. Yet colon cancer, which is almost as common, remains an uncomfortable topic of conversation. Men often avoid regular check ups and regimented healthcare, particularly when it comes to colon health. This embarrassment and avoidance is resulting in lives lost to colon cancer.
Learn the facts about colon cancer prevention on this site, take our interactive colon cancer quiz to test your knowledge, or ask our experts about colon cancer prevention.
Colon cancer prevention can help make colon cancer the number one preventable cancer.
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