Screening for Colon Cancer

" Hi welcome to our web -- and doctor David -- colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US but it doesn't have to be that way. Colon cancer is curable if caught early enough. And that's why routine screening something everybody should know about joining me to talk about the importance of screening to expert first Dr. John -- called the you can comprehensive care center in New York City welcome glad to -- to learn. And it was doctor mark -- he's a -- enroll at the Weill Cornell medical college and -- her and her. Why -- so important. Because these important because you can detect colon cancer at a very early incurable -- you can prevent it are new and -- malignant and Apollo. What are the methods used to screen."

" three currently accepted methods there's a colonoscopy. Which is a procedure done by again turn around artist or are trained person within and a skull which it too difficult in the large intestine all patient data. And look around with -- tumor cancer or Apollo I can be removed at the time of the future there's -- our continued. Which is like a small hole and I need to looks at the very bottom look on its not as effective in looking at the entire problem. 01 but at least can be done very quickly and -- that are in Panama. We're not a procedure done by actor and colleges -- an internist but I already radiologist. Gonna take X rays to look at the -- and and finally there's a new type of procedure called virtual call and I think. Which and since there's a three dimensional cat scan but still requires same operation as a colonoscopy. Screening blood. That's right you Siegel called blood type thing is usually combined with any or all of the board doctor -- looks from microscopic blood within this school health. Look at relationship. Personal about him before they going to."

" Screening. Well they know where they're good candidate for the screening that's really depends on the hook their personal history haven't had a history of -- and -- true rectal bleeding. They had some problems with the director of the colon and the family history doesn't have a history of colon cancer in the family. Two Brothers sisters -- mothers fathers have a is there colon cancer that occurs below the age of fifty and Stanley. And those are all important in deciding who and should be green and land."

" And again what age should have or are warring about to -- the -- aged fifty anybody if you're above should at least he screamed. I'm anybody with a family history of colon cancer or other types of cancers like on breast ovarian uterine. In younger armed Stanley members should started 848 or ten years even before. That I'm personally advocate and family. And then look to make sure that there's no other type of camera cancer risk that they would need to talk their doctors about. And they talk to dare. Primary care doctor -- general to determine which is the -- screening and -- nations take patients should take it under that in our own responsibility to -- a family history and bring it up with whoever their primary there. Practice whether a doctor and her or even someone who's just taking care of them for any other -- it. To -- both for being here. Thank you for joining our webcast I'm doctor David mark about."