Came across this in response to not having a colonoscopy. http://www.fibermenace.com/crc/crc_colonoscopy.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "oye34vay" <msilver1951@...> wrote: > > Any of you ol' timers have an opinion about having a Colonoscopy? I > understand that colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer in the US, > 100,000 a year. That's under 3% of the US population. I'm an ol' timer but I > hate these preventive procedures. What do you think? Is it worth it? Have any > of you ol' timers had it done? They recommend starting at the age of 50. I'm > 60 but dam blam it, I think a good shot of whiskey twice a day keeps those > creepy crawlers away! > > Mark >