Hello. I'm Doctor Clayton Hess, founder of CureRays Radiation Medicine. Let me walk you through this page: Keep Colon Cancer Away®.

Colon cancer is one of the few cancers that screening can genuinely prevent — a colonoscopy does not just find it, it removes the polyps that would have become it. Found while still confined to the bowel wall, about 91 in 100 people are alive five years later.

Here is what you'll find on this page.

Who is at risk. Age — risk climbs after 45, though cases in younger adults are rising; Family history of colorectal cancer or advanced polyps, especially in a parent, sibling or child; Inherited syndromes — Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis carry high lifetime risk and change when screening should start.

Finding it early. Screening works here better than almost anywhere in oncology, because it does not just find cancer early — it removes the polyps that would have become cancer.

Here is what you can do next.

Go deeper on colorectal cancer. Read the full plain-language guide, or ask us whether radiation has any role in your situation. Look for the button marked Full colorectal cancer guide.

You can always reach our Grass Valley office at 5 3 0. 8 0 2. 6 4 0 0.

This page is informational only. It is not medical advice — please confirm anything here with your care team.

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