Emanuel raises awareness of colorectal cancer March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Photo contributed).
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Emanuel Cancer Center is raising awareness of this potentially life-threatening disease.
The American Cancer Society estimates the following statistics for colorectal cancer cases in the United States for 2021:
· 104,270 new cases of colon cancer
· 45,230 new cases of rectal cancer
“Colorectal cancer is not a common topic of conversation, but it’s important to talk about and it’s important to get screened,” said Sandra Zaky, MD, MS, DABR, Stanford Radiation Oncologist at the Stanford Emanuel Radiation Oncology Center at Emanuel Cancer Center. “Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, which is why awareness and prevention are so important