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Screening
guidelines for colorectal cancer
What
is colorectal cancer?
What
is an FOBT?
What
is a colonoscopy?
Services
from Other County Departments:
Senior Programs &
Services
Office
for Women
Other
Resources:
African-American Health
Healthopedia
Can
Colon and Rectum Cancer be found early?
(American Cancer Society)
Colorectal
Cancer Screening Fact Sheets (CDC) English/Spanish
Colorectal
Q & A (CDC) (English/Spanish)
Colon
& Rectal Cancer Information (National Cancer Institute)
Women:
Stay healthy at any age, checklist for your next checkup. (AHRQ)
Español:
Cómo
puede la mujer mantenerse saludable a cualquier edad.
Lista de verificación
para su próximo reconocimiento médico
(AHRQ)
Men:
Stay Healthy at Any Age.
Checklist for Your
Next Checkup
(AHRQ)
Español:
Cómo
puede el hombre mantenerse saludable a cualquier edad.
Lista de verificación para su próximo
reconocimiento médico. (AHRQ)
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Did
you know.....
...Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women,
with an estimated 146,000 new cases in 2004 across the
United States. Screening with a self-administered Fecal Occult Blood
Kit (FOBT) on an annual basis over the age of 50 is estimated to decrease
the incidence of colorectal cancer by one third.
...when detected
at an early stage the survival rate is over 90%.
The Westchester
County Department of Health offers a free community-based screening
program that provides education about the importance of colorectal cancer
screening and an opportunity to enroll men and women over the age of 50 to
receive the recommended stool tests. In the last year, almost 1,000 men and
women received screening through the program, with several abnormalities
including polyps and cancer identified. The Department offers the Fecal
Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kits free of charge to those who qualify, through
a grant awarded by the New York State Department of Health. These
are take-home kits that test for hidden blood in the stool. Hidden
blood in the stool may be an indication of various non-cancerous
conditions such as hemorrhoids or inflammation. Hidden blood in the
stool can also be an indication of the presence of benign ( non-cancerous)
or cancerous polyps. Polyps are growths on the inner wall of the
colon or rectum. In its early stages, colorectal cancer exhibits no
symptoms.
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For
more information, call Westchester County Department of Health at
:
English/Spanish - (914) 813-5260 |
Risk Factors
1. Age - All
people 50 years or older
2. People with large or multiple
adenomatous polyps of any size
3. Personal history of colorectal cancer
4. Colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps
in first-degree relative younger than 60
years
5. Family history of familial adenomatous
polyposis.
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