Mount Sinai Experts Urge Colon Cancer Awareness and Education to Reverse Decline in Screening Rates during Pandemic
Mount Sinai Health SystemColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States. Although highly treatable and preventable, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed and more than 50,000 people die each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The United States Preventative Task Force recommends starting age of screening from 50 to 45.