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Colon Cancer: Should you be concerned?

Since colon cancer is most common in men and women over the age of 50, everyone should begin regular screening then.

Early colon cancer does not have any symptoms. People at higher risk for colon cancer need to start testing early than age 50.

Early colon cancer is curable. Colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer in America. You have the power to stop if before it starts.

You need to look for it. Colon cancer starts with a growth that is not yet cancer and testing can help your doctor till of there is a problem. Most people who have these growths never get colon cancer.

You need to get tested!

Act Now!

For more information and for a FREE colon cancer information kit call

The American Cancer Society
(http://www.cancer.org)
1-800-ACS-2345
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

or

The Lubbock Colon Cancer Prevention Task Force
3702 21st Street, Suite 104
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 793-0988