Colon Cancer Awareness

Colonoscopies Save Lives

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Colorectal cancer almost always develops from abnormal growths (polyps) in the colon or rectum. A colonoscopy can find polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Colonoscopy also can find colorectal cancer early, when treatment works best.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and the American Cancer Society recommend that average-risk men and women begin colorectal cancer screenings at age 50. Read more.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Offers Free Colorectal Cancer Education and Screening for Uninsured Camden County Residents

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The good news is that in the last decade there has been unprecedented progress in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and death rates in the U.S. in both men and women annually. These improvements are the result of cancer prevention and early diagnosis through screening and better treatment modalities.

“Despite this encouraging news, there is still much to do,” said Steven R. Read more.

Free Colon Cancer Prevention and Detection Webinar

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The team at the Cooper Digestive Health Institute and their colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper are using Colon Cancer Awareness Month as a springboard to promote colon health. Christopher W. Deitch, MD, gastroenterologist, will be interviewed during a live online program in collaboration with NBC10 studio on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 12:30 p.m.