Colon cancer is preventable, and screening tests reduce your chances of getting it by up to 90%! Getting screened is important even when you feel well because colon cancer may not cause symptoms early on.

When you do a screening test, your doctor can:

• Find and remove colon polyps before they grow into cancer.
• Find colon cancer earlier before it spreads to other organs of the body. When it is found early, most patients can be cured by having surgery to remove the cancer.