Comments on: Ask the Doctor: Should the colon cancer screening age be reduced? http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-should-the-colon-cancer-screening-age-be-reduced/ Hope Is Where It’s At Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:23:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dr.Satinder Mullick http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-should-the-colon-cancer-screening-age-be-reduced/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Dr.Satinder Mullick Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:49:58 +0000 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/?p=1623#comment-393 Perhaps you saw Dr.OZ program in March,2010 or read a newspaper about the connection between Colon Cancer and Obesity.Obese are higher risk of Colon Cancer.Please read the following article--Similar article appeared in Los Angeles Times also. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_96185.html This article in Medline-and National Institute of Health. The best part of this news: 1)Colon Cancer can be reduced by taking care of Obesity. 2) Colon Cancer can be prevented by EARLY SCREENING--Colonoscopy is the Golden Standard technique--helps remove Polyps -future source of Colon Cancer. 3) The new Health Care bill--makes it easier to get FREE SCREENING with NO COPAYMENT.Starting in Jan.1,2011,all Medicare insured people will NOT have to pay CO-PAYMENT for PREVENTIVE TESTS. Perhaps you saw Dr.OZ program in March,2010 or read a newspaper about the connection between Colon Cancer and Obesity.Obese are higher risk of Colon Cancer.Please read the following article–Similar article appeared in Los Angeles Times also.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_96185.html

This article in Medline-and National Institute of Health.
The best part of this news:
1)Colon Cancer can be reduced by taking care of Obesity.
2) Colon Cancer can be prevented by EARLY SCREENING–Colonoscopy is the Golden Standard technique–helps remove Polyps -future source of Colon Cancer.
3) The new Health Care bill–makes it easier to get FREE SCREENING with NO COPAYMENT.Starting in Jan.1,2011,all Medicare insured people will NOT have to pay CO-PAYMENT for PREVENTIVE TESTS.

]]> By: Carole http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-should-the-colon-cancer-screening-age-be-reduced/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Carole Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/?p=1623#comment-383 I was diagnosed with TypeIIB colon cancer at the age of 34, but it was caught prior to metastisizing thanks to my doctor who was willing to further investigate despite the likelihood that I did not have cancer (no family history). I was diagnosed with TypeIIB colon cancer at the age of 34, but it was caught prior to metastisizing thanks to my doctor who was willing to further investigate despite the likelihood that I did not have cancer (no family history).

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1551277415">Kristin Lindquist Tabor</fb:name> http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-should-the-colon-cancer-screening-age-be-reduced/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Kristin Lindquist Tabor Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:27 +0000 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/?p=1623#comment-378 Thank you Dr. Mullick - You are always so great to write to us. Thank you Dr. Mullick – You are always so great to write to us.

]]> By: Dr.Satinder Mullick http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/featured-articles/ask-the-doctor-should-the-colon-cancer-screening-age-be-reduced/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Dr.Satinder Mullick Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:50:40 +0000 http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/?p=1623#comment-376 Rachel Ray had a show on Colon 101 in Feb.2010.That article produced a few comments from people who were diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer at age under 50.I suggest people reading those stories. I think that this guideline of 50 helps reduce costs for insurance companies,but anyone with Colon Cancer under age 50,has to face tough choices. It is like buying Life Insurance at age 30-the average age(lifespan) is over 76.Then why do people age 30 buy Life insurance?The reason--is that even with small odds--it helps the kids/wife/husband.SO PLEASE THINK OF GETTING COLONOSCOPY at age 40 or early if you have any family problem or blood in stool.If Polyps are found and removed,then you have saved your life.If you find no polyps or other issue,then you have PEACE OF MIND. Rachel Ray had a show on Colon 101 in Feb.2010.That article produced a few comments from people who were diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer at age under 50.I suggest people reading those stories.
I think that this guideline of 50 helps reduce costs for insurance companies,but anyone with Colon Cancer under age 50,has to face tough choices.
It is like buying Life Insurance at age 30-the average age(lifespan) is over 76.Then why do people age 30 buy Life insurance?The reason–is that even with small odds–it helps the kids/wife/husband.SO PLEASE THINK OF GETTING COLONOSCOPY at age 40 or early if you have any family problem or blood in stool.If Polyps are found and removed,then you have saved your life.If you find no polyps or other issue,then you have PEACE OF MIND.

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