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About Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer Screening
Screening: It's easier than you might think
Currently only 30 percent of Americans take advantage of colon-cancer screening. Yet if all colon-cancer cases were detected at their earliest stages, five-year overall survival rates would jump from 65 percent to 90 percent.
What are the screening methods?
- Colonoscopy every 10 years: Colonoscopy is a procedure in which a lighted probe (a colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum and entire colon to look for polyps and abnormalities; if polyps are found, they can be immediately removed.
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years: Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure in which a lighted probe (a sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum and lower colon to check for polyps and abnormalities.
- Annual fecal-occult blood test (FOBT) with flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years
- Annual fecal-occult blood test (FOBT)
Ask your doctor about which screening methods are right for you ... they can save your life!
Contact a doctor about getting screened:
| Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (206) 288-7222 825 Eastlake Avenue E. Seattle, WA 98109  |
Additional gastroenterologists listed with the Washington Medical Association » |
For more information about cancer prevention and early detection, visit the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's Cancer Prevention Clinic.
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