Other Colon Cancer Screening Resources

American Cancer Society
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging.html

American College of Gastroenterology
https://gi.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-screening/

American Gastroenterological Association
https://patient.gastro.org/colorectal-cancer-crc/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/

Colorectal Cancer Alliance
https://www.ccalliance.org/screening-prevention

References Used in Protect Your Colon™

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/

Davidson et al. Screening for Colorectal Cancer. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2021:325:1965-1977.
https://doi:10.1001/jama.2021.6238

Shaukat et al. ACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021. Am J Gastroenterol 2021;116:458-479.
https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001122

Protect Your Colon™ Team

Protect Your Colon™ was created by doctors and scientists at Cedars-Sinai—a leading academic hospital and research center. Development of the website was made possible by generous support from the National Cancer Institute. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Christopher Almario at christopher.almario@csmc.edu.