For many, colorectal cancer screenings are at the bottom of the to-do list. Between family, work and planning the next big trip, it can feel like there is just no time. Screening itself can also seem uncomfortable and invasive.

But, as you get older, the cost of not staying up to date on screenings increases.

More specifically, colorectal cancer can be one of the deadliest types of cancer when diagnosed at an advanced stage.

But there is hope. When caught at an early stage, colorectal cancer has a 91% five-year survival rate, which is why screening and early detection are so important.

Here in Florida, only 65.5% of eligible Floridians, aged 45 and older, are up to date on colorectal cancer screening, leaving thousands unscreened and at risk. There has also been an annual rise in advan

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