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Tufts Medical Center patient and Team Tufts MC member Meghan Lembo is running the Boston Marathon in honor of her father, who died of colon cancer.

Tufts Medical Center’s Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lilian Chen, MD, shares how innovation and research are bringing advances in prevention, detection and treatment to those with colon and rectal cancer.

Tufts Medicine’s guide to the cancer screenings you need at every age for people with average risk.

MelroseWakefield Hospital’s Dr. Aarti Kakkar shares the facts about colon cancer, colonoscopies and how to reduce your risk.

Years ago, doctors may not have mentioned colorectal cancer prevention until a patient’s 50th birthday. But now, both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American Cancer Society (ACS) advise people with an average risk for colorectal cancer to begin regular screening at age 45. If you’re wondering why, here’s what you need to know.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer deaths, resulting in over 850,000 deaths worldwide each year with almost 53,000 deaths related to the disease expected to occur in the United States in 2023.

Dr. Jacob Elkon, an oncologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, was interviewed about screening for colon cancer at a younger age.