No, no, no. That's not what I mean.
Let your doctor do it.
YOU should never stick anything up your butt. No matter how far you are from home, how drunk you are, or how cute he is.
Are we clear? Okay.
So I just read an article on CNN.com about how the incidence of Colon Cancer is on the decline BECAUSE Colonoscopies are on the rise.
Yay!
However, Colon Cancer is still the second most common cancer in both men and women in the U.S. and results in about 50,000 deaths per year.
Boo!
Why? Because not everyone at risk is getting tested.
Why? Because, as you may or may not have heard, Colonoscopies are actual, literal pains in the ass.
Why? Because, as you may or may not have heard, Colonoscopies are actual, literal pains in the ass.
Not only is the procedure uncomfortable but the prep is too. But, as a wise doctor quoted in the CNN article notes, "So is dying young from a preventable disease."
What is young? Oh, forties (if you have a family history) or fifties-and-up if you don't.
So, what can you do?
Get screened, dude!
It's not that bad. (I had it done in my twenties for IBS junk.) Yeah, it sucked, but it wasn't as painful as giving birth. And back in the day, I had hangovers that made me want to kill myself. This was nothing compared to those.
So, have I sold you?
Good.
Bootie bravery rules!
Here is the CNN.com article. (Please read then get-er-dun!)
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/05/colon-cancer-screening-saves-lives-but-more-need-to-do-it/
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