Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In the United States there were 146,970 estimated cases and 49,920 reported deaths for both colon and rectal cancer in 2009. Screening is an important means of detecting the disease early, when the chances of cure are highest. Screening also allows for the detection and removal of potentially precancerous growths, called polyps, preventing the cancer from developing.
Colorectal Cancer Screening at NewYork-Presbyterian
NewYork-Presbyterian provides a comprehensive range of early detection and prevention programs for colorectal cancer including colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and genetic counseling and testing.
Columbia University Medical Center campus
- Northern Manhattan Cancer Screening Partnership
Telephone: 212-851-4516
Offers free fecal blood testing (FOBT) for the underinsured. - Colorectal Care Program
Telephone: 212-305-9633 - Genetic counseling and testing
Telephone: 212-305-6731
Weill Cornell Medical Center campus
- Center for Advanced Digestive Care
Telephone: 877-902-CADC
- The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
Telephone: 877-908-2232
- Genetic counseling and testing
Telephone: 877-902-CADC
Website: http://www.nyp.org/cadc/support-wellness/genetic-counseling
Additional Information
- American Cancer Society
Colorectal Cancer: Early Detection
Can Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Be Found Early?
American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer
- National Cancer Institute
Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Colon Cancer Alliance
What is Colon Cancer?
- The American College of Gastroenterology
Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening