colorectal cancer
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — (December 10, 2025) The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition (ASCCC), in collaboration with Lyndon Baines Johnson Tropical Medical Center (LBJ-TMC), the University of North Dakota, and Medical Early Sign, has published the results of a pilot study assessing whether...
Ladies of the ASG Tax Office “Wear all Blue” to remind American Samoa that colorectal cancer is beatable, especially if found early. Get your screening today if you are over 50! (l-r) Debra Tupuola, Saini Filoialii, Na’i Vaialega, Alesi Aga and Vera Peko. [photo: Am. Samoa Community Cancer...
![Tauga accepting the ASCCC stipend for her dad – Fala Tiatia who is one of the two men recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which is on the rise in American Samoa. [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/TIATIA%20Fala%20daughter%20Tauga.jpg?itok=SEuf-k4c "Tauga accepting the ASCCC stipend for her dad – Fala Tiatia who is one of the two men recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which is on the rise in American Samoa. [courtesy photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2018) colorectal cancer almost always develops from “precancerous polyps” (abnormal growths) in the colon or rectum. Screening tests such as:
DRE or digital rectal exams (for men and women) allows a doctor to check...