8 Options for Colon Cancer Screening
SCCA's Rachel Issaka, MD, was quoted in a HealthCentral story about colonoscopies as an option for colon cancer screening.
Screening
Checking for disease when there are no symptoms. Because screening may find diseases at an early stage, there may be a better chance of curing the disease
Checking for disease when there are no symptoms. Because screening may find diseases at an early stage, there may be a better chance of curing the disease. Examples of cancer screening tests are the mammogram (for breast cancer), colonoscopy (for colon cancer) and Pap and HPV tests (for cervical cancer). Screening can also include a genetic test to check for a person’s risk of developing an inherited disease.
