mickeyd
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As my mother had colon cancer (fully recovered), I have always been advised that I should be especially vigilant and make sure that I get a colonoscopy every 5 years, rather than every 10 years like most folks, because of my close relationship to her.
When I was scheduling the procedure recently, the Dr. asked how old Mom was when she had it. It recalled that she was about age 70 or so. The Doc says that since she was over age 65 when she had it that I have no more chance of colon cancer than the average person, so I should let them peek inside of my butt every 10 years, not every 5. Evidently new studies show that since folks over 65 tend to get colon cancer more than those of younger ages, relationship is no longer considered important if the original patient (Mom) was 65+.
Does this information square with all of you medical folks?
I'm still going to get it done soon, however I think my next one will be in 2019.
When I was scheduling the procedure recently, the Dr. asked how old Mom was when she had it. It recalled that she was about age 70 or so. The Doc says that since she was over age 65 when she had it that I have no more chance of colon cancer than the average person, so I should let them peek inside of my butt every 10 years, not every 5. Evidently new studies show that since folks over 65 tend to get colon cancer more than those of younger ages, relationship is no longer considered important if the original patient (Mom) was 65+.
Does this information square with all of you medical folks?
I'm still going to get it done soon, however I think my next one will be in 2019.