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Click on EZDetect™ Logo Above Colon (colorectal) cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colon cancer affects both men and women about equally . Colon Cancer kills more people annually than either breast cancer or prostrate cancer.Top Reason: neglect, lack of awareness, lack of media attention, embarrassment, the old methods of collecting stool for the screening test lead to too few people taking an active role in monitoring their own health to prevent this disease. The good news is that with over a 90 percent cure rate caught early enough, colon cancer is preventable and treatable. Early detection through screening is the key. Colon cancer deaths could be nearly eliminated if most people learn the basics, talk to physicians about it, and take action. Unfortunately, as recent government surveys and studies show, less than 40% of people who should be screened have been screened. Prevention of colon cancer and other digestive disorders starts with you. It requires that you take an active role in your own health. That means know the basics: 1) the early warning signs and symptoms of colon cancer, 2) whether you have a family history of cancer requiring earlier screening measures than the average population, 3) the different screening methods available, and 4) the best screening tests to use. It also requires that you engage in: 1) a regular regimen of screening, and 2) an educated and active dialog with your health care provider so they can provide the best available preventative care. Healthy eating habits and lifestyle can be useful prevention measures, but evidence clearly indicates a regular regimen of screening as the best and most reliable form of colon cancer prevention. Screening is meant is to detect and remove pre-cancerous lesions known as polyps - the source of nearly all colon cancers. A simple regular screening method can literally mean the difference between life or death. Although colon cancer can strike with no warning signs, one of the most frequent and commonly the only early warning sign is blood in stool from bleeding polyps. Too often this sign is either not noticed because the blood is not visible to the human eye. A healthy, normal individual does not bleed internally. If you do bleed internally, resulting in either occult (hidden) or visible traces of blood in stool, this can be a sign of colon cancer or other digestive health problem that requires immediate medical attention. Fecal Occult Blood Tests (FOBT) detect hidden blood in stool. The most common form of home use FOBT requires that individuals collect their own stool samples from three consecutive bowel movements for laboratory processing. Th is unpleasant means of collection for traditional FOBT has been met with extreme consumer resistance (low compliance rates).Now there is a better, modern, consumer-friendly way to detect hidden blood in stool. And it gives you, the consumer, a unprecedented level of control to take an active role in your own health monitoring. With EZ Detect ™ you finally have a simple, sanitary, inexpensive and useful tool to start your screening regimen and regularly check this one important element of your health without the messy or "yuk" factor involved in collecting stool samples.Home Health Education Health For Women Health for Men Child Health Senior Health Nutritional Healthcare Products Physician Locator
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