The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that colon cancer, after skin malignancies, is the third most prevalent cancer diagnosed in the United States. Last year alone, the ACS reported that 104,270 Americans were diagnosed with colon cancer.

While it's true that colon cancer typically affects older adults, it can happen at any age. Statistically, the rates of colon cancer have been increasing in younger people, with a 2% per year increase among people under 50. There was also a drop in the colon cancer survival rate among younger adults.

Hence, healthcare professionals strongly advise regular colorectal cancer screenings for those aged 45 to 75.

Watch today’s episode, This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards An Age-Friendly World, where we'll look at colon cancer's signs and symptoms, causes, and prevention measures.

Read the full blog at www.melissabphd.com/podcast-blog.

If you have questions, comments, or need help, please feel free to drop a one-minute audio or video clip and email it to me at melissabphd@gmail.com, and I will get back to you by recording an answer to your question.

About Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FGSA, FAAN

I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing ('96) and Master of Science in Nursing ('00) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON). I genuinely enjoy working with the complex medical needs of older adults. I worked full-time for five years as FNP in geriatric primary care across many long-term care settings (skilled nursing homes, assisted living, home, and office visits), then transitioned into academic nursing in 2005, joining the faculty at UNCW SON as a lecturer. I obtained my PhD in Nursing and a post-master's Certificate in Nursing Education from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing ('11). I then joined the faculty at Duke University School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor. My family moved to northern Virginia in 2015 which led to me joining the George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing faculty in 2018 as a (tenured) Associate Professor. I am also the Director of the GW Center for Aging, Health, and Humanities. Please find out more about her work at [ Ссылка ].

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