NewYork-Presbyterian. The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell.

Cancer Screening and Awareness

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

About Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In the United States there were 146,970 estimated cases and 49,920 reported deaths for both colon and rectal cancer in 2009. Screening is an important means of detecting the disease early, when the chances of cure are highest. Screening also allows for the detection and removal of potentially precancerous growths, called polyps, preventing the cancer from developing.

Colorectal Cancer Screening at NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian provides a comprehensive range of early detection and prevention programs for colorectal cancer including colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and genetic counseling and testing.

Columbia University Medical Center campus

• Northern Manhattan Cancer Screening Partnership
  Telephone: 212-851-4516
  Offers free fecal blood testing (FOBT) for the underinsured.
• Colorectal Care Program
  Telephone: 212-305-9633
• Genetic counseling and testing
  Telephone: 212-305-1021

Weill Cornell Medical Center campus

• The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
  Telephone: 877-908-2232
  Website: http://www.monahancenter.org
• Genetic counseling and testing
  Telephone: 646-962-5732

Additional Information

• American Cancer Society
  Colorectal Cancer: Early Detection
  Can Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Be Found Early?
  American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer

• National Cancer Institute
  Colon and Rectal Cancer

• Colon Cancer Alliance
  What is Colon Cancer?

• The American College of Gastroenterology
  Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening