Why is it important to screen for colon cancer?
CT colonography is also known as virtual colonoscopy
- 3rd most common cancer
- 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in the US
- 10% of all new cancer cases
- Lifetime risk for development: 6% (1/20 will develop colon cancer)
- Lifetime risk for death: 3% (1/30 will die of colon cancer)
