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Old 11-01-2012, 02:08 PM
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate your concern.

Here's some information you might find interesting that backs up what I said about diet and exercise.

In 2001 it was stated that there were 19 yearly deaths from colon cancer for every 100,000 population in the U.S.. Now it's down to 17 per 100,000.

I don't have an up-to-date figure for Okinawans but in 2001 it was reported that they had only 8 yearly deaths per 100,000.

Question: Why do so many people have a cavalier attitude toward diet and exercise, yet they take testing very seriously? It seems to me that eventually some form of cancer will get you that you haven't been tested for.

Example: My brother, who was a big candy eater and overweight, was tested yearly for prostate cancer. He caught it early and it was a slow growing cancer, so it wasn't a problem. However, within a short period of time (1 to 2 years) he discovered he had pancreatic cancer and it had spread everywhere. (It was not a result of having prostate cancer.)
If you are among the (name the number) that die of colon cancer, you still are dead.

You are the one who asked the question about tests. You had already decided not to have a colonoscopy. There are many kinds of cancer and some very unfortunate people have more than one.

A person concerned with keeping himself healthy would likely be safer having a colonoscopy. All it is is a visual look at your innards. What you can't see can hurt you.

But you have already decided not to have the test. I think we have your answer.

It isn't any fun to drink all that stuff but in the END your insides will be shiny clean. And poof, you are asleep and poof you are awake and then you feel good for knowing what is happening in there.

I do anyway. We do a lot of things not only for ourselves but for the other people in our world who love us.
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