Colon Cancer Fact No. 3: Colon Cancer Affects Adults Aged 50 Years and Older.
They say, “youth is wasted on the young,” which couldn’t be any more true with colon cancer. Most of us live fast paced lives in our youth, which catches up with us as we grow older. Once we reach the age of 50, the chances of us getting colon cancer increases, a good reason to start getting check ups more often in order to be sure that we catch illnesses at their earliest, when they respond most to treatment. Cancer screening, even in the absence of symptoms, helps us get a good picture of our overall health, and also gives us a better chance of beating the disease in the event we get diagnosed with it.
Colonoscopy, or the visual examination of the rectum and colon with the use of a scope, can find and remove polyps, which are abnormal growths that can turn cancerous in the long run. Early stage detection catches the disease when treatment works best, and 90% of patients diagnosed and treated early have been found to have a good chance of surviving the illness past 5 years.
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