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Colorectal Cancer Guide
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Colorectal Cancer is one of the most easily detected, preventable and curable forms of cancer when caught early. Colorectal screening can find polyps that can be removed before they turn into cancer and cancer that when found early, has the best chance of being cured.

You can set up a free monthly reminder on the Self chec Web site. It's easy, just click the Green Box on the right and fill in the blanks. Remember, it can save your life.

Now. If you have a family history of colon cancer, please ask your doctor about starting your check-ups earlier than noted here.

If you have no family history, beginning at age 50, follow these guidelines:

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) should be done annually. Ask your doctor or healthcare professional to give you one to take home to do yourself.

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy should be done every 5 years.

Colonoscopy should be done every 10 years. You need to talk to your doctor about this procedure to ask if you should have one earlier.

You need to clean your colon out to have a colonoscopy. Not a terrible process when you think about the meal you'll have afterwards. Besides, it's nothing compared to getting colon cancer. The actual test is fast and painless, take the rest of the day off and do something pleasurable.

Now is the time to order your Self chec caring card kits with Reminder Stickers, Handy Self-checking Guides and more and give the gift for life to yourself and the people you care about.

This page was last updated on November 9, 2009