My fit and healthy DH just had his first colonoscopy last week at age 53 - and has rectal cancer. Now we will never know if it was already present at age 50 as a polyp, in which case it could have been removed before becoming cancerous.
For the last few years DH has been busy with job changes, helping my inlaws through extended illnesses which they did not survive, and we moved out of state. He/we didn't consciously put it off, it just wasn't on our radar for a while.
I know I am preaching to the choir here regarding preventive medicine, but I couldn't pass up this opportunity to remind people to get their colonoscopy at 50. [if you have colon or rectal cancer in your immediate family, then go at 40]
Women too! Colon/rectal cancer is actually just as common in women as men.
Thanks for listening.
For the last few years DH has been busy with job changes, helping my inlaws through extended illnesses which they did not survive, and we moved out of state. He/we didn't consciously put it off, it just wasn't on our radar for a while.
I know I am preaching to the choir here regarding preventive medicine, but I couldn't pass up this opportunity to remind people to get their colonoscopy at 50. [if you have colon or rectal cancer in your immediate family, then go at 40]
Women too! Colon/rectal cancer is actually just as common in women as men.
Thanks for listening.