{"id":121689,"date":"2022-03-10T05:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.granitepeaksgi.com\/?p=121689"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:24:32","slug":"march-is-colorectal-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitepeaksgi.com\/march-is-colorectal-cancer-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Originally posted on 3\/5\/2019<\/em> <\/p>\n By R. Kyle Barnett, MD<\/a><\/p>\n Colon cancer<\/a> is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women combined in the United States, but most cases are preventable with appropriate screening. Efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening are urgently needed.<\/p>\n Who should be screened for colorectal cancer<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n The American Cancer Society recommends screening for people at average risk of colorectal cancer at age 45, although some insurance companies have not adapted this recommendation as of yet. Higher risk individuals (for example, those with a family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps, those with a prior history of polyps or those with inflammatory bowel disease<\/a>) may need to start screening at an earlier age.<\/p>\n How should I be screened?<\/strong><\/p>\n Various test options are available for colorectal cancer screening.<\/p>\n 1. Stool-based tests check the stool for signs of cancer and include fecal immunochemical test (FIT) every year, guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every year or stool DNA test (Cologuard) every 3 years.<\/p>\n
\nUpdated on 3\/10\/2022<\/em><\/p>\n