You should be checked for colon cancer at this age, experts say now
New directives on colorectal cancer screening could save lives, affirm experts.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 53,200 men and women will die colorectal cancer this year only. The best tool we have against deadly cancer, which recently took the life ofBlack Panther Star Chadwick Boseman, Teste. However, according to a panel of doctors, we do not test people early enough. Read on and do not miss theseWithout a sign that you have colon cancer.
Routine screening should start at the age of 45 now
TuesdaytheThe American Preventive Services Working Group recommended that routine cancer screening begins at the age of 45 to five years earlier than it is currently.The proposal has not been finalized yet, but once it will be followed by doctors, insurance companies and policy makers. The Panel noted that black men and women should be projected at age 45, due to the higher rate of the disease among African-American communities.
In 2018, the American Cancer Society changed guidance, recommendingthat routine projections start at 45. According to a study conducted by the organization of health, the majority of the 147,950 cases of colorectal cancers annually are discovered compared to those over 50 years. However, 12% are in younger people - even as young as those of twenty or 30.
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This new directive can save lives
Darren Mareiniss, MD, FaceceEmergency medicine doctor at Einstein's medical center in Philadelphia, says this, not! Health, while generally advising screening earlier than 50 years for people with family history or who have risk factors for colon cancer, only if they were finalizing, the guidelines will probably save lives. "Early colon cancer has an excellent prognosis and projection will probably allow us to intervene earlier," he says.
"It's probably the best news for colorectal cancer patients and survivors that I can remember in the last 10 or 20 years," Michael Sapienza, General Manager of the Colorectal Cancer Alliaction, a group of advocacy, declared to the New York Times. "We have been fighting for so long for that. It's a huge victory for our community and a huge step for the colorectal cancer community and for cancer care." So do you test and ensure your health and health of others during this pandemic, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
