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This year, an estimated
55,000 men and women in the United States will die from a disease they don’t want to talk about - 3,690 in Virginia alone. Worse, in many cases, the disease could have been prevented. Colorectal Cancer - cancer of the colon and rectum - is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
However, there is good news regarding this terrible disease. When caught in its earliest, most treatable stages, colorectal cancer has a 90 percent survival rate and 90 percent of cases can be prevented through regular screening
, This March marks the seventh annual National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and provides an opportunity for us all to learn more about how to prevent, diagnose and treat’colorectal cancer. Most colorectal cancer, develops from polyps, grape-like growths, on the lining of the colon and rectum. Screening can detect and remove polyps before they become cancerous.
Men and women at average risk should be screened for colorectal cancer when they turn 50. Those with a family history should be screened earlier. Unfortunately, despite the
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