Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers that exist. Often referred to simply as colon cancer or bowel cancer, it almost always starts in non-cancerous growths called polyps that develop on the lining of the colon and rectum.
Polyps can become cancerous, but if they are found early enough through screening tests and promptly removed, the cancer can easily be STOPPED before it ever gets started. In fact, scientific research has shown that up to 90% of colon cancers can be prevented just by finding and removing polyps before they become cancer.
HOW COMMON IS COLON CANCER?
**Colon Cancer is the second leading cancer killer, right behind lung cancer.
**It's the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States in both men and women.
**Each year colon cancer kills more men and women than prostate cancer kills men and breast cancer kills women.
ALARMING STATISTIC.....More than 60% of Americans are not being tested!
For further information on colon cancer prevention visit the following organizations Web sites: