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Colonoscopies
What’s your thoughts on colonoscopies? My husband works with someone that told him how glad he was to have it done before he turned 50. And how the cancer could already be there if he would have waited until 50. So, it has my husband thinking he needs to have it done since he is in his 40s. I know there is better options for things like mammograms like the thermography, so I wanted to see what you suggest for colonoscopies.
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Each year over 14 million Americans get screened for colon cancer. Of these, according to the report “Complications of Colonoscopy in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System” by the Annals of Internal Medicine, an estimated 70,000 (0.5%) may be killed or injured by colonoscopy-related complications. This figure is higher than the total number of annual deaths from colon cancer itself, 22% higher. Additionally, a colonoscopy only covers 50% of the colon. So for something that truly only looks at half of what is necessary to risk injury or death greater than the chances of dying from colon cancer are not worth it in my opinion.
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If colon cancer is there, are you going to have certain symptoms presenting anyway? My husband is almost 36, and is thinking he should start colonoscopies now that his mom had pancreatic cancer and found genetic links to cancer via testing. This was her second cancer. And she’s encouraging him and his younger brother to start now because her doc recommended it. I’m frustrated because *I* understand the genetics thing isn’t totally true. Yes, there can be a genetic predisposition to environment or lifestyle causing it. But my MIL is saying her genes (and possibly my husband’s) mean a matter of “when” not “if” cancer.
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The best thing for you to do is to have a mindset of prevention. I dont recommend colonoscopies but they can do prenuvo scans, thermography all safe. Taking yl enzymes daily is crucial. Also the daily prebiotic powder, longevity and Ningxia
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Oh, thermography can detect what they’re trying to detect with colonoscopies?
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What about Cologuard? I believe you just send in a stool sample with this test.
Way less invasive. I know it can detect polyps which I also know that sometimes
polyps are nothing to worry about. I think it depends on the size of it??
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