Americans Still Not Getting Colorectal Cancer Exams

Men and women age 50 and over are urged to get tests that screen for colorectal cancer but only about half of them have done so as of 2005.  Testing has proven to be highly effective in reducing the number of deaths attributed to this widespread form of cancer and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would like to see many more Americans of this age group getting screened.  Only lung cancer kills more Americans that colorectal cancer does. Read more

Decrease in Cancer Deaths, But Some Patients Not Screened for Colorectal Cancer

The American Cancer Society reports a decrease in cancer deaths between 2004 and 2005. Deaths from cancer of the colon and rectum decreased from 2004 to 1998 for both men and women. Most of this is attributed to early detection. With early detection of colorectal cancer, patients have a survival rate of more than 90 percent. Read more