Colorectal Cancer is easy to ignore if you don’t know that you have it. Unfortunately, it is still just as deadly whether you are aware of its existence or not. Since colorectal cancer affects both men and women equally, both genders should make it a point to have a colonoscopy.

In fact, all women and men who have reached the age of fifty should have a colonoscopy to detect colorectal cancer or the existence of polyps that can lead to it as soon as possible. In addition to a colonoscopy, other detection methods include stool blood tests, digital rectal exams, and flexible sigmoidoscopy. It is important to note that a colonoscopy is the most thorough choice.

Colorectal cancer is responsible for one third of all deaths in women due to cancer in the United States. Early detection makes colorectal cancer a highly preventable disease. Once polyps are discovered, their removal increases the odds that colorectal cancer will not develop.

A colonoscopy might not be the most pleasant experience in the world. However, it isn’t the most unpleasant one either. In fact, this relatively short procedure does not require an overnight stay at a hospital. In fact, the entire procedure takes only about thirty minutes.