Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the colon, which is the large intestine or the large bowel. Checking adults over 50 years old for colon cancer saves lives. When colon cancer is found early, there is a much better chance it can be successfully treated.
Guide to Colon Cancer Screening (PDF):
To prepare for your colon cancer screening, download and review this pocket guide.
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Online Resources:
Colonoscopy Overview
www.mayoclinic.com
Reduce your Risk of Colon Cancer
www.cancer.org
To show you how many patients got the care they need, we show a percentage of patients (ages 50-75) in each practice who received the recommended colon cancer screening. In order for a practice to get a single point, one patient must get screened for colon cancer; missing a colon cancer screening results in the practice getting a score of zero for that patient. The higher the percentage, the better doctors and their patients did in getting screened for colon cancer.
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The word ‘percent’ just means ‘per hundred.’ For example, if Sample Practice has 100 patients ages 50-75, and 70 of those patients get screened for colon cancer, then 70 percent of Sample Practice’s patients got the care they needed. |
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