The vast majority of new cases of colorectal cancer (about 90%) occur in people who are 45 or older. However, millions of people in the United States are not getting screened as recommended. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer, and regular screenings help find it early, when treatment often leads to a cure.
The American Cancer Society recommends those 45 or older begin screening. Those with a family or personal history of colorectal cancer, personal history of an inflammatory bowel disease, family history of a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome or who have had radiation in the abdomen or stomach area to treat a prior cancer should talk with their primary care provider about whether screening earlier may be appropriate.
Colon cancer screening options include:
To find out which screening is right for you, talk with your primary care provider. As part of the screening process, all positive results on non-colonoscopy screening tests should be followed up with a timely colonoscopy, according to the American Cancer Society.
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A provider-based department of Cabell Huntington HospitalRobert and Lena Shell Medical Pavilion1340 Hal Greer Blvd.
Building 2, Second Floor (Suite #2000)
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304.691.1000
300 Corporate Center Drive
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Phone: 304.691.6800
Rivers Health
2520 Valley Drive
Point Pleasant, WV 25550
Phone: 304.675.4500
An outpatient department of Cabell Huntington Hospital
Marshall Health-Teays Valley
300 Corporate Center Drive
2nd Floor
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Phone: 304.691.6910
A provider-based department of Cabell Huntington Hospital
Marshall University Medical Center
1600 Medical Center Drive
Suite 2500 (2nd Floor)
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304.691.1200
Logan Regional Medical Center
77 Hospital Drive
Logan, WV 25601
Phone: 304.792.1847
A clinical trial underway at Marshall University uses advanced medical device technology coupled with Computer-Aided Detection (CADe) systems, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), to reduce the risk of missed polyps, or lesions, during colonoscopy procedures.