FACTS
- If you are over 50, you have a 1 in 12 chance of getting colon cancer
- Colon cancer does not come with a warning
- With appropriate screening, colon cancer can be eliminated .gif) UIC is a leader in the early detection of cancers occurring in the colon. Physician-investigators at UIC have devised novel approaches for identifying and characterizing aberrant crypt foci (ACF), a microscopic structure that cannot be seen during standard colonoscopy, and is a marker of your colon cancer risk. UIC physicians visualize ACF's by using advanced high-magnification endoscopes and specialized dyes in a test termed Magnification Chromo-Colonoscopy (or MCC).
Patients seen in the Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinic complete a full dietary survey designed by the National Institutes of Health so that an accurate profile of what you eat can be provided to you. While the risk of acquiring many cancers can be altered by what you eat, this is particularly true for colorectal cancer.
Based on our evaluation in clinic along with the results of your dietary survey and your MCC, we can help you alter your risk for developing the 2nd most common cause of cancer death.
Interested in learning more about MCC as performed at UIC? Check the report originally listed on Reuters News Service or see the report that originally showed on CBS News (CLICK HERE).
Magnification Endoscopy Helps Identify Patients at Risk for Colon Cancer. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Call 1-866-600-CARE or visit the Medical Center's Web site for more information.
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