Colorectal Cancer Screening
NARRATOR: If you're over 50, getting screened for colon cancer may help save your life. Colon cancer is the Nation's second leading cause of cancer deaths, but less than half of Americans over the age of 50 currently are being screened. Screening means that cancer will be detected earlier when it is treatable. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force strongly urges more people to be tested. Doctor Paul Frame, a member of the Task Force...
DR. PAUL FRAME: "Science shows that screening does save lives. There are several screening tests, and each test has advantages and disadvantages. People should decide with their clinicians which test to use. But the important part is to get tested."
NARRATOR: Dr. Frame said that most cases of colorectal cancer happen in people over 50 with only average risk for the disease. For more information, talk to your doctor. For a free fact sheet, call 1-800-358-9295.
