Have a sigmoicloscopy every five years, or a colonoscopy or double contrast barium enema every 5 to 10 years. Have all non-cancerous polyps removed to help prevent colorectal cancer before it starts. If you have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer, benign colorectal polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, or breast, ovarian, or enclometrial cancer, talk to your doctor about earlier screening. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Talk to your health care provider about colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer is preventable, and is easy to treat and often curable when detected early.
Ask your health care provider what kind of screening test you should have and when.