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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Have You Been Screened? March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Have You Been Screened? March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Have You Been Screened? March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month When was the last time you were screened for colon cancer? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the U.S. If you have a family history of colon cancer, you are two to three times more likely to develop colon cancer in your lifetime. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include: • A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of the stool, that lasts for more than a few days. • A feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that's not relieved by having one. • Rect…