Colorectal cancer screening saves lives

When it comes to getting checked for colorectal cancer, many people just don't want to go there. Right now, not even a third of Ontarians are taking advantage of potentially life-saving screening tools. Screening won't be the best experience of your life, but may actually help prolong it. Start with a chat with your family doctor.

[jackiedavies]

just had a colonoscopy today as i'm 55 and the NHS allows me to have this free of any charge as way of finding problems early all was well but i know how lucky i am to have this service.please protect your right to free health care in the UK. It's not perfect but we can make it better. 5 years of transaction tax would give us the best health service in the whole world. And that is what Nye Bevan wanted for his countrymen.

[DaRyteJuan]

The reluctance isn’t actually about whether or not it’s embarrassing. What most people are concerned with is the safety and efficacy of the procedure.

Here we n the US, as soon as you become eligible, they start a pressure campaign to have you get one even if your stool sample comes back negative.

Big Agri fills its pockets by making people dangerously unwell and Big Medical fills its pockets by performing dangerous “screening” procedures.

[vapeking]

They have lowered the age requirements to 45 for cancer screening now due to so many younger folks getting cancer. I believe the GMO in our foods to be the issue with cancer rising.

[GriffinRees]

Colons-copies are scary because of the prep part.

[nightowl]

THE prep is too arduous. The dehumanizing treatment by the medical staff was even more traumatic. i guess corporate health control achieved it's goal: people refusing to submit to these diagnostics means more money for their pockets---on the short term.