According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), patients are not getting the recommended screenings for colon and rectal cancer at the suggested intervals. Fewer than 40 percent of Americans age 50 and over get regular screenings -- sigmoidoscopy and fecal occult blood testing -- according to the CDC's annual behavioral risk factor survey of more than 50,000 people. This year, nearly 60,000 people will die of colorectal cancer. Nine out of 10 victims will be over 50 years old.