What does colon cancer screening mean?
Screening means that you have no problems what so ever. You would like to come in and have a colon screening done because you have turned 50 years of age without showing any signs of abdominal concerns or rectal discomfort. That is why colon cancer is such a silent killer. You might not have family history or problems regarding your colon, but that does not eliminate you from having the polyps in your colon. That is why your primary care physician and your insurance companies encourage you to get a screening done as soon as you turn 50 years of age. If precancerous lesion can be removed at its early stage from your colon, then you have just saved your life. There are no tell-tell signs for some people when it comes to colon cancer. You must do it for yourself whether you feel anything or not. What is the difference between a Diagnostic Colonoscopy and Colon Cancer Screening ? Both require you to have a Colonoscopy, but the difference is that you would be showing signs of problems, whic
