Colorectal cancer is the third most common non-skin cancer diagnosis in the country, but fortunately, there is a way to catch it early.

Dr. Joseph Dirocco, GBMC's Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology, joined Fox 45 Morning News for this week's Monday Morning House Call with who should be thinking about screening for colonoscopy.

"Well, the screening age has been changed over the last few years from 50 down to 45 [years] with no risk factors whatsoever. If you have a family history or other elements in your history that put you at higher risk, you should start screening earlier and more often. But right now everybody by 45 should start considering on getting a colonoscopy," Dr. Dirocco said.

If that screening goes well, Dr. Dirocco says you should get screened in the next 10 years. He says that the colonoscopy is the easiest part of the process.

"By the time you show up to the hospital or surgery center, they put an IV and you go to sleep for 20 minutes, pass some gas, and you'll have a late breakfast," Dr. Dirocco said. "While you're asleep, we examine the colon and look for polyps or cancers and if we find anything abnormal, we can take them out and essential by removing [the] polyps, it's preventing colon cancer."