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Podcast: Perspectives with Condace Pressley
Episode: Perspectives S36/Ep18 The Best Cancer Screening is the test that is completed
Description: Colorectal cancer has jumped from being the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men and women under 50 years old to first in men and second in women in less than two decades. The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. By increasing screening rates in people 45 to 49 years old, including awareness of convenient, noninvasive stool tests, we can help reverse this trend. Dr. Bruce Waldholtz of the American Cancer Society tell us that in Georgia, only 64% of people aged 45 and older are up to date on their colorectal screening...