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Originally Posted by Villages PL
It's already been established that doctors recommend testing equally to everyone in order to protect themselves from potential lawsuits. Someone may go to a doctor and claim to be eating a healthy diet and getting lots of exercise. They might even claim there's no family history when there is. Is the doctor supposed to believe it and tell the person they don't need to be tested, thereby risking future lawsuits? So it's well established that they can't afford to pick and choose who needs testing. This is where a well informed patient is needed to figure things out and make his own decisions.
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Why was this thread started at all?
I would like to start one that says don't neglect to have a colonoscopy starting at 50 no matter WHO you are and at 40 if you have familial colon cancer.
You cannot live a lifestyle that guarantees that you will not get cancer.
Colon cancer is one at least that can be screened for and in most cases stopped.