Get a colonoscopy
One surefire way to prevent cancer: Stay up to date with recommended screenings. Although rates of colon cancer deaths have been dropping due to improved screening programs, it’s estimated that one in three adults over 50 aren’t being tested as they should.
‘Screening for colorectal cancer is the most important way to lessen one’s cancer risk,’ says Ashwin Ashok, MD, a gastroenterologist at PIH Health in Whittier, California. Although there are other tests like X-rays, CT scans, or testing on stool, the colonoscopy remains the ‘gold standard,’ Dr. Ashok says.
‘The benefit of a colonoscopy is that it can actually prevent colon cancer,’ he says. ‘During a colonoscopy, pre-cancerous lesions called polyps can be identified and removed.’ Colonoscopies aren’t fun—they’re done under sedation and you have to empty your bowels completely ahead of time—but they can reduce your cancer risk.
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