Colon Cancer (Colorectal)

Jefferson Doctors Answer Your Questions

With more than 140,000 new cases diagnosed each year in this country, screening and early detection of colon and rectal cancer hold tremendous promise for reducing the toll of this disease.

This forum was your opportunity to submit questions to Jefferson physicians about screening, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer and get responses from some of the nation's leading experts in the disease.

Previously Submitted Questions

• With the ever increasing obesity of the U.S. population, what challenge issue, problems are posed by the obese patient for the physician who performs the colonoscopy procedure?
• I think I may be experiencing some rectal bleeding but my last colonoscopy was normal, what should I do?
• I’m 35 and I know that the recommended age to have your first colonoscopy is 50 however, my mother died of colon cancer at age 67 after two years of treatment. Is it too early to have one?
• Are there immunotherapy treatments available to people with colon cancer?
• Is a rectal exam a sufficient screening method for colorectal cancer?