March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, but how much do you really want to be aware of your colon? Answer: Enough to keep it cancer free. Colon cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable, and men and women over age 50 are encouraged to get a colonoscopy every 10 years to find polyps — benign, or noncancerous, clumps of cells — before they become cancerous. Those with a family history of colon cancer should consider screening before age 50. Dr. John Schultz is a surgeon with Mountain Surgical Associates at Vail Valley Medical Center. He explains how colon cancer, unlike …
Source:: Vail Daily Feed
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