Colon cancer is a common form of cancer that frequently develops in people 40 years old and above. A doctor treating patients in this age group should regularly have them tested for blood in their stool which can be a sign of colon cancer. All persons age 50 or more should have a colonoscopy to determine whether they have colon polyps or tumors that may be pre-cancerous or cancerous. If a physician does not recommend these tests be performed as part of a routine examination, he or she may be negligent if colon cancer is later diagnosed in advanced stages. If a patient reports blood in their stool and appropriate tests such as a colonoscopy are not performed, the physician may be negligent. Other times the physician doing the colonoscopy may miss cancerous tumors which, when remain untreated, spread. Colon cancer in its early stages has a high cure rate.

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