Like RiskTutor, Long Term Care Tutor will provide online coaching by coaches with experience in LTC underwriting issues. Long Term Care Tutor will be offered at a discount to licensed RiskTutor users. The colon is part of the body's digestive system. The digestive system is made up of the esophagus, stomach, and the small and large intestines. This year about 131,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with colon cancer.
Colon cancer is slightly more common in women than men.
Today the average man or woman has about a 1 in 20 chance of developing colon cancer during his or her life. Some patients only experience fatigue and general weakness due to presence of an iron deficiency anemia secondary to bleeding from the cancer. The patient is asked to follow a special diet and then bring in stool specimens from three successive days. This examination allows the doctor to inspect the rectum and lower colon, using a thin tube that has a light on the end. It is inserted into the rectum while the patient lies on his or her side.