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In 2007, an estimated 112,340 Americans were diagnosed with colon cancer and 41,420 with rectal cancer. More than 52,000 people were expected to die from the disease last year. Colon cancer is largely preventable if precancerous polyps are found and removed before they become cancerous. If colon cancer is found and treated at its earliest stage, the five-year survival rate is 90 percent.
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• I CAN get tested for colon cancer.

• I CAN use this Colon Cancer Awareness Toolkit to share information about Colon Cancer.

• I CAN encourage others to get tested for colon cancer.

• I CAN join ACS CAN to help make cancer a top national priority.

• I CAN learn how my state measures up.

• I CAN take the Great American Health Check.

• I CAN share my story at Team Captain meetings, Kick-off, or on Relay Day or here.

• I CAN make a personal commitment to decrease my risk.

Everyone who should get screened for colon cancer doesn’t have access to insurance coverage for the full-range colon cancer screenings.