According to the American Cancer Society, excluding skin cancers, Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — It’s Colon Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. This Wellness Wednesday, FOX54 spoke to one Crestwood Physician who shares the importance of regular colonoscopy screenings.
Dr. Smita Shah with Crestwood Medical Center said although some may not like to hear it, the best and the golden test to find colon cancer is colonoscopy. “It’s a conversation that sometimes people feel embarrassed [about], but colonoscopy is the most important thing, the most important risk that you can modify for yourself, especially if you are age 45 and above.”
Your first screening colonoscopy, if you have no risk factors, should begin at age 45, and then if it …
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