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Before this period, colon cancer detection rates had been stable, and rectal cancer detection rates had been declining.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The doctor immediately ordered a colonoscopy, and that’s what led to her being diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28 in 2020.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Healthcare providers often detect prostate cancer using routine screening tools, including a digital rectal exam and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
The five-year survival rates are good if the cancer remains localized (early stages): 91% for colon cancer and 90% for rectal cancer.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The doctor immediately ordered a colonoscopy, and that’s what led to her being diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28 in 2020.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Healthcare providers often detect prostate cancer using routine screening tools, including a digital rectal exam and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
The five-year survival rates are good if the cancer remains localized (early stages): 91% for colon cancer and 90% for rectal cancer.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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