Team:BYU Provo/Project

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Team BYU Provo

BYU Provo
 

The Problem

The [http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/ColonandRectumCancer/DetailedGuide/colorectal-cancer-key-statistics American Cancer Society] has found that 1 in 20 Americans will have colorectal cancer. While current screening methods have led to a decrease in fatalities, the Society estimates another 50,000 people will die from colorectal cancers this year alone. As the desease progresses, it becomes [http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/ColonandRectumCancer/DetailedGuide/colorectal-cancer-survival-rates harder to fight]. What if everyone was screened daily as they went about their normal routines? Surely this would save tens of thousands of lives each year in the United States alone.

The Solution