Colorectal cancer screening: patients given a choice more likely to comply. A killer next only to lung cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed in men and the second most diagnosed in women worldwide — with over 1.2 million new cases and 700,000 deaths estimated to occur yearly.
But it’s curable when detected early, and the two main screening methods — fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy — can detect the earliest signs. The problem is, too many of the people who have a high risk for the cancer are skipping the tests because of “squeamishness” and lack of awareness.
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