Colorectal Cancer Screening A Lifesaver

Primary Care doctor and patient on screening table

Colorectal cancer has killed a friend of mine. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death in South Carolina, and the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer. Each of us has a 1 in 20 lifetime chance of diagnosis. On average each year, 2,100 people are diagnosed with this cancer after it has spread beyond the large intestine, and 800 die.