Early detection saves lives. . .

Have you had your colonoscopy?

Colorectal Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.  The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 108,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2008, and nearly 50,000 will die from the disease.

Colorectal Screening Guidelines:
Beginning at the age of 50 men and women who DO NOT have a family history of polyps or colorectal cancer:
     • Colonoscopy every 10 years
     • Yearly stool blood test (FOBT)

Screening recommendations for people who HAVE HAD a parent, sibling or offspring with colorectal cancer or colon polyps:
     • Colonoscopy every five years beginning at the age of 40, or 10 years before earliest age of 
       diagnosis

Screening recommendations for people who HAVE HAD two or more grandparents, aunts or uncles diagnosed with colorectal cancer:
     • Begin screening at the age of 40

Schedule your colonoscopy today, it could save your life!

The Iowa Clinic Gastroenterology Department
515-875-9115

The Iowa Clinic Colorectal Surgery Department
515-283-1541