Is your colon good and cancer-free?

Excerpt: ”We do not like talking about cancer, but it is important to talk about it so we can be aware of our risks and what we need to do to prevent cancer.

Colon cancer occurs in one in every 23 men and one in every 26 for women. Over the last couple decades, it  has started to occur at younger ages and be more aggressive. African Americans are 20% more likely to develop colon cancer and are 40% more likely to have a more aggressive form of colon cancer and die.

According to the CDC, regular screening, beginning at age 45, is the key to preventing colorectal cancer and finding it early. Some screening may need to happen earlier for those who have a family history of colon cancer, family history of abnormal colon cancer screenings or have symptoms cancer for a colon disease. You may need to be tested earlier than 45, or more often than other people, if you have—

• Inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

• A personal or family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps.

• A genetic syndrome such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary non-polyposis  colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome).”

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