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I don't have any symptoms. [female announcer] of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the united states. and it doesn't always cause symptoms, especially early on. but i'm only 53. i'm too young. [announcer] screening is recommended for men and women beginning at 50. but no one in my family had colon cancer. it doesn't run in my family. [announcer] most colorectal cancers occur in people with no family history of the disease. but. that test... [announcer] there are several kinds of screening tests for colorectal cancer... talk to your doct...

It doesn't run in my family. [announcer] most colorectal cancers occur in people with no family history of the disease. but. that test... [announcer] there are several kinds of screening tests for colorectal cancer... talk to your doctor about which one is right for you. i've been screened...and it turned out i had polyps. and the doctor removed them before they had a chance to turn into cancer! [announcer] no buts about it... this is one cancer you can prevent! if you're 50 or older, talk to your doctor and get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives!

Let's hope it continues. ♪ ♪ jenna: new health recommendations just came out specifically for baby boomers. the u.s. preventive services task force is an independent panel made up of a bunch of experts, say that all adults born between 1945 and 1965 should now be screened for hepatitis c which is the leading cause of liver damage and liver disease in this country, although you can have it and never really know it. medical a-teamer dr. marc siegel is a professor of medicine at nyu. why the baby boomers and why this announcement now? >> first of all, i'm really proud of the task force who ar...

Italy will get to see a very famous religious relic today on tv. the shroud of turin is usually kept out of sight in a bullet-proof, climate-controlled glass case. according to vatican radio the images have been broadcast just once before in 1973. some christians believe the shroud was jesus' burial cloth. and now to tulsa, oklahoma, where screening tests start this hour for patients who have been exposed to hiv or help pite tis at their dentist's office. about 7,000 people could be at risk. the whole thing started when investigators found horrific conditions at the dentist's office. susan c...

Lots of people. >> gretchen: so we saw cervical cancer. here is colon cancer. so much has been made about people getting colonscopies. the age, 50. so that's the starting point, unless you have family history, right? >> that's right. there is three good screening tests for colon cancer. colonoscopy and two others, and an annual test to look for blood in the stool is just as good as those two. >> gretchen: when should women have mammograms, especially with obamacare coming into full force in to 2014 and all these panels. you say it's good screening. >> we do. for women 50 to 75, it saves lives....