Stop Colon Cancer Now

Colon cancer is the second deadliest form of cancer in the U.S., yet it doesn’t have to be. It’s more than 90 percent preventable. In fact, it’s one of the few cancers that is completely preventable by screening. 

The Stop Colon Cancer Now campaign is about prevention and education. By encouraging screenings, hopefully the number of deaths caused by colon cancer will decrease.

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• Blood Tests More Cost-Effective Than Colonoscopies In Screening For Colon Cancer

  When screening for colon cancer, fecal occult blood tests are more cost-effective than colonoscopies and may increase compliance rates, a recent cost simulation model found.
  

• AZ Cancer Center Gets $1.8M To Study Colon Cancer, Inflammation

  An Arizona Cancer Center researcher has received $1.8 million from the National Cancer Institute to study the role of inflammation in colon cancer. — From Arizona Daily Star
  

• Judge Judy Rules In Favor Of Colon Cancer Screenings

  Judge Judy Sheindlin, known for her popular, self-titled television series, opens up about her personal experience with colon cancer and the need to get screened early.
  

• Canadian Study Finds Higher Cancer Survival Rates Among the Rich

  A recent Canadian study demonstrated that those from rich communities had better cancer survival rates than those from poor communities.
  

• Advances In Colonoscopies Improve Colon Polyp Detection Rates

  Thanks to new technology, specifically the Third Eye Retroscope, colonoscopies will be even more effective in finding hidden, precancerous polyps.