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If several family members have had colon or endometrial cancer, you might want to think about having genetic counseling to learn about your family’s risk of having hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). If you (or a close relative) have genetic testing and are found to have a change in one of the genes for HNPCC, you have a high risk of getting endometrial cancer. To find out more about genetic testing, please see our document, Genetic Testing: What You Need to Know. The American Cancer Society recommends that women who have (or may have) HNPCC be offered yearly testing with. | rj-CDC7 zra signs July 2010 22 22 million adults aged 50-75 need to be screened for colorectal cancer and 7 million women aged 50-74 need to be screened for breast cancer. Cancer Colorectal Cancer Breast Cancer 36 Only 36 of uninsured adults aged 50-75 are up-to-date wit colorectal cancer screening. Most adults are getting recommended breast and colorectal cancer screenings. Yet a new CDC report says more than 22 million adults have not had screening tests for colorectal cancer and more than 7 million women have not had a recent mammogram to screen for breast cancer as recommended. This CDC report also points out why more people need to get tested for colorectal and breast cancer and what can be done to increase screening. Want to learn more Visit Only 56 of uninsured women aged 50-74 are up-to-date with mammography screening. . http mmwr WWW http vitalsigns WWW http cancer SEWICfis. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Cancer Prevention and Control orectal Cancer Problem 22 Million Adults Aged 50-75 Still Need to Be Tested 1. Colorectal cancer screening prevents cancer and saves lives. Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum and is often called simply colon cancer. It is the 2 cause of cancer deaths in the United States and kills more nonsmokers than any other cancer. African American men and women are particularly at risk of dying from colon cancer. In 2006 more than 139 000 people learned they had colon cancer and more than 53 000 people died of it. At least 6 of every 10 deaths could be prevented from colon cancer if every adult 50 years or older got tested regularly. Screening tests can find precancerous polyps abnormal growths in the colon or rectum. These growths can be removed before they turn into cancer. In this way you can prevent colon cancer. The earlier colon cancer is found during a screening the easier it is to cure. 2. What screening tests look for colon .