Colorectal Cancer Information
For more information about colorectal cancer, we recommend these web sites:
American Cancer Society: Statistics for 2008
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp
American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_3X_How_is_
colorectal_cancer_found.asp?sitearea=
American Cancer Society Detailed Guide: Colon and Rectum Cancer http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_Can_Colon_
and_rectum_cancer_be_found_early.asp
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Colorectal Cancer Screening
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/screening/
National Cancer Institute: Colorectal Cancer Screening
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/colorectal-screening
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coloncancer/CO99999/PAGE=CO00002
MedlinePlus: Colorectal Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colorectalcancer.html
Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/major/hw198266/descrip.htm
Comparison Study: Brush-sampling Fecal Immunochemical Test with Guaiac-Based Fecal Occult Blood Test
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16998938
National Organizations and Web Sites
American College of Gastroenterology
www.acg.gi.org
American Gastroenterological Association
Phone: 1-301-654-2055
www.gastro.org
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
www.fascrs.org
Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Phone: 703-548-1225
www.fightcolorectalcancer.org
Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA)
Phone: 1-877-422-2030
www.ccalliance.org
National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance
http://www.eifoundation.org/programs/eifs-national-colorectal-cancer-research-alliance
American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html
