The Big FIVE-O
Time to start screening for colon/colorectal cancer. NOW!
The Facts:
March is National Colon/Colorectal Awareness Month.
The lifetime risk for being diagnosed with colorectal cancer is 1 in 19.
90% of all colon cancer diagnoses are in people age 50 or older.
It is the third leading cancer diagnosis in men and the fourth in women.
The disease strikes about 150, 000 people and causes approximately 50,000 deaths per year.
African-American’s are the highest racial or ethnic group at risk in the U.S.
The disease usually starts with a polyp.
The 5 year survival rate for those diagnosed early is 90%
Only 39% of those diagnosed are diagnosed early.
Tina Radcliffe spent ten years as a Oncology Certified R.N. working with in-patients on oncology and med-surg units. She also has a background in home health and geriatrics. Her other experiences include ... .. 
