We tend to hear about men getting colon cancer way more often than women. But yes, colon cancer does affect women too. “Colon cancer affects both men and women, it’s actually the third most common cancer in the United States,” says Dr. Heather Yeo, a colorectal surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and an advisor to SurvivorNet. Dr. Yeo says people often don’t know that they have colon cancer because they have no symptoms, and that screening is critically important, even for people with no history of the disease.
Yes, Women Do Get Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer
Yes, Women Do Get Colon Cancer
We tend to hear about men getting colon cancer way more often than women. But yes, colon cancer does affect women too. “Colon cancer affects both men and women, it’s actually the third most common cancer in the United States,” says Dr. Heather Yeo, a colorectal surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and an advisor to SurvivorNet. Dr. Yeo says people often don’t know that they have colon cancer because they have no symptoms, and that screening is critically important, even for people with no history of the disease.
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Prevention & Screening: Lower Your Risk
Prevention & Screening: Colonoscopy
Is colon cancer really becoming more prevalent in people under the age of 50? Can you skip screening if you don’t have any symptoms? Dr. Heather Yeo has the answers – and explains some common misconceptions.
Prevention & Screening: Getting the Facts
Is colon cancer really becoming more prevalent in people under the age of 50? Can you skip screening if you don’t have any symptoms? Dr. Heather Yeo has the answers – and explains some common misconceptions.