A friend of mine lost her 31 year old son this past Friday after a 3 year battle with colon cancer. There was a strong history of colon cancer on both sides of the family and it was recommended my friend's son have his first colonoscopy in his early 20s but he put it off. Three years ago he went into the hospital with symptoms of appendicitis, and in surgery it was discovered he had stage III colon cancer. Had he had a colonoscopy when it was recommended the cancer very likely would have been caught at an early stage and he would still be here today. RIP J
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