Rectal Cancer is More Common Than Colon Cancer

Did you know that your risk of developing rectal cancer is four times higher than your risk of getting colon cancer?  Well, based on my research which I share with you in my recent comprehensive education video entitled,  Colon Cancer Screening: What You Need To Know About Colon Health, Colonoscopy, Cologuard | My Experience and Choice there is a gross misclassification going on when it comes to colon cancer deaths and rectal cancer deaths.  Colon cancer and rectal cancer are synonymously being called colorectal cancer.  They used data from the California Cancer Registry on reported death certificates to prove that 82% of rectal cancers were miscoded as colon cancer. Therefore we can extrapolate that since 80% of all colon cancers are in the left side of the colon, or distal colon and sigmoid colon, with higher risk for cancer developing in the rectum, examination of the distal and sigmoid colon, and rectum is of greater benefit in the detection of colorectal cancer. Please see my video below for more information on how to choose a colorectal cancer screening test that's right for you.