Make colorectal cancer screening a priority in 2019. Story from ExactSciences
It is estimated that more than 51,000 people[1] will die of colorectal cancer[2] this year, but a startling number – 50 percent – could have been saved had they been screened.[4] Despite this, screening rates are still low.
“It can happen to anyone who thinks they eat healthy and they follow all the rules of health. Everyone has some risk,” said Wright, whose uncle died in his early 70s after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. “We had no history of colorectal cancer in our family whatsoever. He didn’t want to be bothered with [screening].”
After Nina discussed it over with her doctor, they identified that she was a candidate for a colorectal cancer screening called Cologuard.After Nina discussed it over with her doctor, they identified that she was a candidate for a colorectal cancer screening called Cologuard — a noninvasive option that uses advanced technology to detect blood in stool and biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer in stool DNA.
[1] American Cancer Society. Deaths from colorectal cancer. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/about/key-statistics.html. Accessed Feb. 20, 2019.
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