Per Dr. Oz: “If you are reading this and you are 50, please waste no time in getting a colonoscopy. Thirty-two thousand people will die this year because they didn’t go for a screening. I could have been one of them.
If you are younger than 50 and have risk factors such as family history of polyps or cancer, obesity or tobacco use, have a conversation with your doctor about getting screened earlier. Do it for your loved ones. Do it for yourself. Play the hand you are dealt wisely.”
Wow, did you read today’s article on www.oprah.com, “Dr. Oz’s Wake-Up Call”? Please read it in its entirety – the article may very well save your life. See http://www.oprah.com/health/Dr-Mehmet-Oz-colon-cancer-scare/1.
At age 50, Dr. Oz, in perfect health, had his first colonoscopy. His doctor informed him that he had found an adenomatous polyp, the kind that develops into colon cancer.
“He told me what I already knew as a physician—that if I had not had the colonoscopy and the polyp was not discovered and removed, there was a chance I would have developed metastatic colon cancer.”
Found early, the prognosis is excellent. Found late, the prognosis is devastating.
Please read the article and then pick up the phone today and make your appointment. Your life may depend on it.
I found this to be very interesting. I have already gone through and read many of your posts. They are amazing!
Thank you, Riley. Happy Holidays! : )