{"id":8231,"date":"2017-09-22T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T21:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=8231"},"modified":"2021-10-15T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T23:09:44","slug":"colonoscopies-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2017\/09\/colonoscopies-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonoscopies Save Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8232\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/New-Page-Banner_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/New-Page-Banner_0.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/New-Page-Banner_0-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Colorectal cancer almost always develops from abnormal growths (polyps) in the colon or rectum. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/colonoscopy\">colonoscopy<\/a> can find polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Colonoscopy also can find colorectal cancer early, when treatment works best.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/departments-programs\/digestive-health-institute\/colonoscopies-save-lives\">Click here<\/a> to schedule your colonoscopy with a Cooper Digestive Health specialist today, or call 856.642.2133.<\/p>\n<p>Most insurance providers will cover colon cancer screenings at 100 percent with no copay.<\/p>\n<p>If you are uninsured or underinsured, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/departments-programs\/cancer-institute\/cancer-outreach-education-and-screening\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to learn about options for free cancer screenings through MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorectal cancer almost always develops from abnormal growths (polyps) in the colon or rectum. 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