Are You Average Risk?
Being at average risk for colorectal cancer means that you do not have certain risk factors.
Talk to your doctor about the screening guidelines that are best for you.
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Early detection also improves a person’s odds of surviving colorectal cancer.
About 90% of cases are beatable.
Karen Winkfield, MD, P.h.D.
At-home stool tests are a convenient, non-invasive way to screen for colorectal cancer in people at average risk.
In the last year, the option has been especially useful.
Should You Have a Colonoscopy Instead?
We know exactly the steps that are necessary fora polypto become a cancer," says Winkfield.
“This is one cancer we know that we can prevent with screening.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021.
