Bowel Cancer Screening

“If you are 50 years old or older, get screened now. If you think you may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer, speak with your doctor about when to begin screening…1

Umbrella
What may the Bowel Cancer Screening Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Bowel Cancer Screening
  • Bowel Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Control
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening

Screening

What is screening?

DotS the definition of screening may vary. In Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ)–Patient Version: What Is Screening? the (United States) National Cancer Institute’s definition is:

“Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread”.2

Bowel Cancer Screening

Why is bowel cancer screening important?

In Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: Basic Information About Colorectal Cancer the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) elaborate on:

“Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. Screening can find precancerous polyps—abnormal growths in the colon or rectum—that can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening also helps find colorectal cancer at an early stage, when treatment works best. About nine out of every 10 people whose colorectal cancers are found early and treated appropriately are still alive five years later”.3

Start

When may women start regular bowel cancer screening?

Depending on You (DoY), DotS and/or Depending on Your Country’s (DoYC’s) bowel cancer screening program, when women may start regular bowel cancer screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

How Often

How often may women have regular bowel cancer screening?

DoY, DotS and/or DoYC’s bowel cancer screening program, how often women may have regular bowel cancer screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

Stop

When may women stop having regular bowel cancer screening?

DoY, DotS and/or DoYC’s bowel cancer screening program, when women may stop regular bowel cancer screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

Screening Programs

Bowel Cancer Screening

Where may women (or men) find information about bowel cancer screening programs?

Women (and men) may find information about bowel cancer screening or early detection programs from their health care provider or their country’s equivalent of a local community health center, national and/or state Department/Center/Institute of Aging/Cancer/Disease Control and Prevention/Health/Human Services.

Health Care Provider

What if I think I am at risk for bowel cancer?

If you think you are at risk for bowel cancer, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this. The CDC note:

“If you are 50 years old or older, get screened now. If you think you may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer, speak with your doctor about when to begin screening, which test is right for you, and how often to get tested”.4

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  1. Bowel Cancer
  2. Bowel Cancer Screening
  3. Bowel Cancer Screening: Bowel Scope Screening
  4. Bowel Cancer Screening: Programme Overview [National Health Service, United Kingdom]
  5. Bowel Screening: Overview [Video Interview Stories]
  6. Butts Are On The Line In March During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Your Butt Is on the Line
  7. Can Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Be Found Early?
  8. Ccalliance.org [Colorectal Cancer Alliance, United States]
  9. Colon Cancer Screening: At What Age Can You Stop?
  10. Colonoscopy
  11. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
  12. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: Colorectal Cancer Personal Screening Stories
  13. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
  14. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Colorectal Cancer
  15. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: What Should I Know About Screening? What Is Colorectal Cancer Screening?
  16. Colorectal Cancer
  17. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Meno Martha and Colorectal Cancer Awareness
  18. Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)
  19. Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ)–Patient Version
  20. Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ)–Patient Version: What Is Screening?
  21. Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
  22. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions for the Doctor
  23. How Can You Prevent Colorectal Cancer?
  24. Inside the New Screening Guidelines for Average-Risk Patients
  25. March Is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month [United States]
  26. Mayo Clinic Minute: How Colonoscopies Save Lives [+ Video]
  27. Mayo Clinic Minute: What You Need To Know About Polyps In Your Colon [+ Video]
  28. Mayo Clinic Minute: Who Should Be Screened for Colorectal Cancer? [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network]
  29. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Preventing Colon Cancer With Screening, Early Detection
  30. National Bowel Cancer Screening Awareness Month [United States]: March Is National Colorectal cancer Awareness Month
  31. National Bowel Cancer Screening Awareness Month [United States]: Screening Reduces Risk – Get Screened
  32. National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme [Australia]
  33. Signs and Symptoms of Colon Cancer
  34. Six Ways To Lower Your Risk for Colon Cancer
  35. World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research: Cancer Prevention Recommendations
  36. World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research: Colorectal Cancer – How Diet, Nutrition and Physical Activity Affect Colorectal (Bowel) Cancer Risk

Sources

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Sources

  1. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer. Basic Information About Colorectal Cancer. Page Last Reviewed: 10 February 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/index.htm Accessed: 09 June 2020
  2. Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ)–Patient Version: What Is Screening? Updated: 15 March 2019. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/types/colorectal/patient/colorectal-screening-pdq Accessed: 09 June 2020
  3. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer. Basic Information About Colorectal Cancer. Page Last Reviewed: 10 February 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/index.htm Accessed: 09 June 2020
  4. Colorectal (Colon) Cancer. Basic Information About Colorectal Cancer. Page Last Reviewed: 10 February 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/index.htm Accessed: 09 June 2020

Topic Last Updated: 30 August 2020 – Topic Last Reviewed: 09 June 2020
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