Doctors are now saying that colon cancer, the third deadliest kind can be almost eliminated. How? By simply having a colonoscopy to detect polyps and eradicating the polyps once found. They say that it’s these polyps that will develop into cancerous tumors.
My own father died an agonizing death with colon cancer, and now to find out how preventable it is, well it’s just devastating to say the least. The test is not pleasant nor is it dignified but it’s a picnic compared with the cancer itself. They are recommending it for people over 50. I’m sure this is not good news for health insurers who may have to pay for part of the tests, but then again it’s got to be cheaper in the long run than to pay for radiation, chemo, and surgeries.