Facts About COLON CANCER SCREENING YOUR LIFE.

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Facts About COLON CANCER SCREENING COLON CANCER IS THE leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. adults

Each year in upstate New York

2,300 PEOPLE

ARE DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER

800 DEATHS 49%

51%

Women

Men

1 in 20

PEOPLE

}

in upstate N.Y. caused by colon cancer

develops colon cancer

in his/her lifetime

COLON CANCER

can often be PREVENTED through REGULAR SCREENINGS

Screening is RECOMMENDED FOR

adults ages 50 -75 you have risk factors (inflammatory bowel disease, family history of colon cancer, history of polyps)

YOU MAY NEED TO BE

SCREENED EARLIER of upstate New York % 69 adults ages 50-75

receive recommended screenings Utica/Rome/ North Country

83% 63%

78% 69%

FINGER LAKES

69% 68% WESTERN NEW YORK

74% 62%

CENTRAL NEW YORK

SOUTHERN TIER

TOTAL 58% 62% FOR UPSTATE 73% 65% NEW YORK

COLONOSCOPY IS THE

MOST THOROUGH TEST

AND IS PROVEN TO DETECT DISEASE

1

Colonoscopy is recommended every

YEARS IF NO POLYPS ARE FOUND

Several other screening tests may be recommended ASK YOUR or available to you DOCTOR

screening tests are

COVERED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS

Get screened. It could save

YOUR LIFE.

To learn more about screening and which test may be best for you, visit the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force website at http://tinyurl.com/USPSTFcc

By A11y Updated at 10:20 am, Mar 20, 2018