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by alexjpb 1342 days ago
Irresponsible click bait title. If you are over 40,take a colonoscopy. I lost my brother (44) from colon cancer which could have been totally prevented. It was a very painful and depressing experience, multiple rounds of chemotherapy and surgeries that lasted over four years and sent his family into bankruptcy. He stopped eating solid foods weighing only 47 kilos and died from suffocation, pretty much liquid accumulating and pressing against his lungs until he could no longer breath. It's a slow and horrible dead that can be prevented with a simple one hour procedure done once every 5-10 years and in many cases 100% covered by insurance.