Colon cancer is a more serious problem than most people realize. In fact, it's the second most common cause of cancer-related death. As a result, it is obviously highly important to screen for colon cancer in order to catch it in the early stages and prevent it from becoming fatal.
Of course, in order for people to become concerned enough about their own colon cancer risk to go get screened, they need to be aware of the problem. To that end, a new non-profit group has been formed which is geared towards educating the general public about the importance of colon cancer screening.
The National Coalition for Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care is a group of people that includes several different types of doctors and surgeons as well as patient advocates and individuals concerned about this issue. Although they will be doing many different things, one of their main areas of focus will be to inform the general public that the virtual colonscopy used for colon cancer screening is a safe procedure which causes only minimal discomfort. Their hope is that this will reduce the anxiety behind testing while raising awareness of the value of screening.
Question of the Day: Do you believe that a majority of people that you know have gotten colon cancer screening in the past?
