ATLANTA, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) are joining forces on Your Colon is 45 - an initiative aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening for individuals aged 45 and above. By combining their efforts, ACS and the Alliance seek to extend their outreach and enhance public awareness regarding symptoms, risk factors, and screening resources..

亚特兰大，2024年2月29日/PRNewswire/--美国癌症协会（ACS）和结直肠癌联盟（Alliance）正在联合开展“你的结肠是45”项目，该项目旨在促进45岁及以上人群的结直肠癌筛查。通过联合努力，ACS和联盟寻求扩大其外联范围，提高公众对症状、风险因素和筛查资源的认识。。

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Your Colon is 45 encourages everyone to visit YourColonIs45.org to learn more about prevention, take a screening quiz, find a screening location, and send an e-card to remind friends and loved ones to get checked.

你的结肠是45鼓励每个人访问YourColonIs45.org了解更多关于预防的知识，进行筛查测验，找到筛查地点，并发送电子卡提醒朋友和亲人进行检查。

According to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Fact & Figures, 2024 report, colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men and the second in women under 50 years old. Among adults age 45-50, 80% are not getting screened. This disturbing statistic and recent data that reflects more than a third of U.S.

根据美国癌症协会2024年癌症事实与数字报告，结直肠癌目前是男性癌症死亡的主要原因，也是50岁以下女性癌症死亡的第二大原因。在45-50岁的成年人中，80%没有接受筛查。这一令人不安的统计数字和最新数据反映了美国三分之一以上的人口。

adults are overdue for colorectal cancer screening makes increasing awareness urgent and critically needed..

成年人早就应该进行大肠癌筛查，这使得人们迫切需要提高认识。。

Your Colon is 45 encourages everyone to visit YourColonIs45.org to learn more about prevention, take a screening quiz, find a screening location, and send an e-card to remind friends and loved ones to get checked. By working together to get Americans screened, ACS and the Alliance can make significant strides in helping the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative achieve its goal of reducing cancer death rates by half in the next 25 years..

你的结肠是45鼓励每个人访问YourColonIs45.org了解更多关于预防的知识，进行筛查测验，找到筛查地点，并发送电子卡提醒朋友和亲人进行检查。通过共同努力让美国人接受筛查，ACS和联盟可以在帮助白宫癌症登月计划实现其在未来25年内将癌症死亡率降低一半的目标方面取得重大进展。。

'The Your Colon is 45 initiative represents a significant step forward in our collective effort against colorectal cancer,' said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society. 'By joining forces with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, we can reach more individuals and empower them with vital information that can save lives.'Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, echoed this sentiment, saying, 'Together, we are stronger.

美国癌症协会首席科学官威廉·达胡特博士说，“你的结肠是45”倡议代表了我们对抗结直肠癌的集体努力向前迈出的重要一步通过与结直肠癌联盟联合起来，我们可以接触更多的个人，并为他们提供可以挽救生命的重要信息。”结直肠癌联盟首席执行官迈克尔·萨皮恩扎（MichaelSapienza）回应了这一观点，他说：“我们团结在一起，就会更加强大。

Through collaborative efforts, we can make a profound impact on colorectal cancer prevention and early detection.'Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum. Depending on where they start, these cancers can also be called colon cancer or rectal cancer. When the first abnormal cells start to grow into polyps, it usually takes about 10 to 15 years for them to develop into colorectal cancer.

通过合作，我们可以对结直肠癌的预防和早期发现产生深远影响。”结直肠癌始于结肠或直肠。根据癌症的起源，这些癌症也可以称为结肠癌或直肠癌。当第一批异常细胞开始生长成息肉时，通常需要10至15年才能发展成结直肠癌。

With regular screening, most polyps can be found and removed before this happens. Screening can also find colorectal cancer early when it's small and easier to treat.Matching an American Cancer Society 2018 update to colorectal cancer screening guidelines, and the Alliance's call for earlier screening, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation statement lowering the age to begin colorectal cancer screening from age 50 to age 45 in 2021.

通过定期筛查，大多数息肉可以在发生这种情况之前被发现并切除。筛查还可以在结直肠癌较小且更容易治疗的早期发现。美国预防服务工作组（USPSTF）发布了一份建议声明，将开始结直肠癌筛查的年龄从50岁降低到2021年的45岁。

At age 45 or older, everyone should talk to a healthcare provider about the best screening options available.To help prevent colorectal cancer or catch it early, when it's most treatable, ACS and the Alliance recommend following these tips:Know the Risk FactorsMore than half of colorectal cancers in the U.S.

在45岁或以上的时候，每个人都应该与医疗保健提供者谈论可用的最佳筛查选择。为了帮助预防结直肠癌或在最容易治疗的时候尽早发现它，ACS和联盟建议遵循以下提示：了解危险因素在美国超过一半的结直肠癌。

are associated with lifestyle risk factors that can be changed, including lack of exercise, excess weight, smoking, heavy alcohol use, an.

与生活方式风险因素有关，这些因素可能会改变，包括缺乏锻炼、体重过重、吸烟、大量饮酒等。