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These tables provide a history of ACS guideline recommendations for the early detection of certain types of cancer.
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Medicare is a government-funded health insurance program. It pays for certain services for preventive health care and to find cancer early.
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The American Cancer Society supports policies that give all people access to and coverage of early detection screening for cancer. Learn about coverage laws here.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid
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Endoscopy (en-dahs-kuh-pee) is a medical procedure that uses tube-like instruments called endoscopes.
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Colorectal Cancer
Facts &
Figures
Special Edition 2005
Table of Contents
Preface 1
What is colorectal cancer? 2
How many cases and deaths are estimated to occur in 2005? 3
Who gets colorectal cancer? 3
How has the occurrence of colorectal cancer ...
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Get tested for
Colorectal cancer
Doctors know how to prevent colon or rectal cancer – and you can, too.
Take a look inside.
If you’re 45 or older, you should start getting
screened for colorectal cancer. Several types
of tests can be used. ...
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No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, or the bowel prep that goes with it. But colon screening – testing to look for cancer before symptoms start – helps saves lives.
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Result letter: Patient Who Has a Positive Screening Result
Note that this letter is for stool blood test, but a similar letter should be sent for
patients with positive Stool FIT-DNA test, CT Colonography, or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy.
Main Str...
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Slide 1
Colorectal Cancer:
Preventable, Beatable,
Treatable
American Cancer Society
Reviewed/Revised May 2018
Slide 2 What we’ll be talking about
▪ How common is colorectal cancer?
▪ What is colorectal cancer?
▪ What causes it?
▪ What are ...