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4 th leading cause of cancer and 2 nd leading cause of cancer related deaths in the US. Screening Guidelines Adults 50-75 years old FOBT every year Sigmoidoscopy every 5 yrs Colonoscopy every 10 yrs Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives Colorectal Cancer can be prevented with screening Most people with early stage colorectal cancer don’t know it Greatest Risk Factor: Older age Other Risk Factors: Family History of CRC FAP or Lynch syndrome Inflammatory Bowel Disease Male sex Black race 5 th highest incident rate 4 th highest mortality rate FIT-positive patients have an increased risk of advanced stage CRC when time to colonoscopy is >6 months All FIT-positive patients require follow-up diagnostic testing CRC 5-year survival rate Stage I: >90% Stage IV: <15%

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Page 1: Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives Flyer 2.pdf · WI MO AR MS Ml OH KY TN NY PA VA NC sc ME CT DC DE MD NH NJ RI CDC GA FL . Title: CRC Flyer 2 Author: Joan Winter Created Date:

4th leading cause of cancer and

2nd leading cause of cancer related deaths in the US.

 

Screening Guidelines Adults 50-75 years old

ü FOBT

every year ü Sigmoidoscopy

every 5 yrs ü Colonoscopy

every 10 yrs

 

Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Colorectal Cancer can be prevented with screening

Most people with early stage

colorectal cancer don’t know it

Greatest Risk Factor: Older age

 

Other Risk Factors: Family History of CRC FAP or Lynch syndrome

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Male sex

Black race  

5th highest incident

rate  

4th highest

mortality rate  

FIT-positive patients have an increased risk of advanced stage CRC when time to colonoscopy

is >6 months  

All FIT-positive patients require

follow-up diagnostic

testing

CRC 5-year survival rate Stage I: >90%

Stage IV: <15%