Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
So it is shocking that colorectal cancer is one of the easiest to detect and treat. More than 90 percent of patients whose colorectal cancer is caught early are cured. Because they aren't aware of the risk of this silent killer, tens of thousands of people avoid or are unaware of the simple procedures, like the EZ Detect Fecal Occult Blood Test that could save their lives. A promising long-term study of 46,000 people, released in March 1999 by The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, proved that using a Fecal Occult Blood Test every year could prevent up to 33,000 deaths nationwide by catching and treating the disease in its early stages. The findings prompted government health officials to announce a new campaign to encourage all Americans over 50 to annually use a fecal occult blood test and led to the U.S. Senate declaring March 2000 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month .