STUDENT: Ariana Petrillo

ADVISOR: Khalid Almasloukh

ABSTRACT:

Screenings for colon cancer with the general population of men and women start at the age of forty-five. There is also the importance of screening for those who have either a family history of colon cancer (screening would begin ten years before first line relative diagnosis or forty, whichever is sooner), self-medial history with predisposing factors, or those who are experiencing symptoms of colon cancer. This project will also include methods of screening, symptoms, diagnosis, dietary recommendations, treatment, and possibly complications or life changes that may accompany a diagnosis of colon cancer. Colon cancer is a highly preventable cancer with adequate screening and early intervention/detection.