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by circlefavshape 1228 days ago
"For example, I'm 56 and have never had a colonoscopy and I don't intend to get one. If I get colon cancer, then so be it."

You'd rather die than have a tube stuck up your arse for 5 minutes? A colonoscopy is really not that big a deal

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Once more -- my plan is to NOT seek a fix to everything that can possibly go wrong. Colonoscopy is 1 example.
Most recent study shows that a colonoscopy does not have any effect on cancer outcomes or early detection.