Most cancers don’t come with advance warning, but colorectal cancer often does, making most cases preventable with early detection. As the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among Americans, colorectal cancer is a disease for which all adults 50 and older should be tested.

Often called a “cat scan,” Computed Tomography (CT) is a non-invasive medical test used to look at the lungs, bones, soft tissues and/or blood vessels. CT uses an x-ray tube that rotates 360º around the area being scanned, capturing multiple pictures – or “slices” – as it goes.