Colorectal cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in the U.S. Doctors recommend a colonoscopy every 10 years

Colorectal cancer is the fourth-most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the second-most deadly behind lung cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that around 151,000 cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed this year.

Nearly 90% of colorectal cancer patients are age 50 or older, so doctors recommend that everyone over 45 get a colonoscopy every 10 years.

Colonoscopies allow doctors to examine the colon and remove precancerous growths, which can prevent cancer from forming.

Patients diagnosed early have a high survival rate.

If you are 45 or older and have not had a colorectal cancer screening it’s time to get scheduled.