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To: Zakrosian who wrote (477815)	3/21/2012 9:59:57 AM
From: skinowski	6 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793927

>>> I've been very reluctant to even consider having a colonoscopy after that. <<< The case you described is unusual. Clearly, there is no direct connection between being pocked around in the colon and becoming quadriplegic. Something unrelated must have happened. Having a colonoscopy is a good idea. Most colon cancers develop out of polyps, and usually it takes the polyp many years to become cancerous. This gives a window of opportunity of several years duration to find that polyp and to snap it out with a wire. Current recommendation is to have a colonoscopy starting at 50 once every 10 years - if the results are normal and if there are no other risk factors, like family history. Many thousands of deaths are prevented this way every year. The procedure, normally, is no big deal. The smart thing is -- to have it.