According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer found in men and women in this country. A person could run through a risk of having colorectal cancer through his lifetime, which is about 1 in 19.

More than 106,000 new cases of colon cancer came up in the year 2009. The good news is that the case of people suffering from colon cancer has declined due to increased screening of cancer and removal of polyps before they become cancerous.

People aren't aware of the problem and have no clue about it being preventable. There are many misconceptions related to colonoscopy. A lot of people think that the procedure includes a lot of discomfort. Screening definitely helps in its prevention but the low rate of screening is caused by the delusions about pain during colonoscopy.

Developing colon cancer after the age of 50 is what urges the doctors to prompt their patients to go through testing procedure which is going to prove beneficial for them.

It becomes difficult to examine early symptoms as they look similar to the symptoms of common stomach ache. Hence, a proper colonoscopy is what is recommended by the doctors.