Testing for Colon Cancer

Cancers are not always easy to detect early, but there are some exceptions. Cervical cancers can be found at very early stages with Pap smears. Colon cancer begins with certain types of polyps that can progress to cancer and can be found early. There are two types of tests that can be done at home, first is the fecal occult blood test, also called guaiac test, and the fecal DNA tests known as…