More Young People Are Dying of Colon Cancer

[Ms. Toad]

4. I wouldn't rely on those, if there is any reason to expect an increased risk.

Colon cancer is easy to beat if caught early - nearly impossible if caughter later.

Certainly adding non-invasive tests as screening tests when there are no known risks is a good thing, because an unexpected test can justify a follow-up colonoscopy. But if the standard screening guidelines indicate you should have a colonoscopy - don't skip it in favor of a non-invasive tests.

My daughter has been having colonoscopies since just before her 5th birthday - so far, so good. Hyperplasia, but no dysplaisa . . . but the cancer she is at risk for would not be caught early enough to treat and survive using the non-invasive tests. And my brother died of metastatic colon cancera little over a year ago - less than a year after diagnosis following very aggressive treatment.

You think a colonoscopy is inconvenient? Try colon cancer!