Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of death in the world and ranked second in the United States after lung cancer. Yet millions of people still do not undergo recommended, according a new report Institution of the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) this weekend.
Colonoscopy examination is one of the recommended procedures to determine if a person has colorectal cancer or colon cancer. This procedure is usually performed after a series of other clinical examinations, such as physical examination, rectal examination with a finger, and laboratory examination (examination of fasces).
"Tragically, one out of three people who should be tested for colon cancer have not done so," said CDC Director Thomas Friedens said in a statement.
"Every year, 12,000 people were saved from the results of mammography, and as many as 32 000 more people could be saved if every adult aged 50 years or more it checked regularly to explore the possibilities of colon cancer," he said.
CDC, which compares that figure with the examination of breast cancer (the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S.), said, "More than 22 million men and women not undergoing colon cancer that potentially save lives."
Data in the U.S. in 2008 showed, those who have health insurance are listed as among the most easily get access to colonoscopy, and reached 66 percent, compared to non-insurance that only 36 percent.
Symptoms of colorectal cancer, among others, changes in bowel habits, which includes the frequency and consistency, for no apparent reason. These changes can last more than six weeks. Another symptom is the presence of blood in the stool, abdominal pain in the back, weight loss, and feeling full despite having a bowel movement.
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