March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Colorectal cancers are the third most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S., and the second leading cause of deaths from cancer. March is colorectal cancer awareness month. And last week was my wife’s decadal colonoscopy.
Everything you’ve heard about the prep is probably true. It’s miserable. They’ve eliminated the Fleet enemas, but there is still a huge purge and a few days of dietary restrictions. Wisely, my wife is not as frugal as me. She invested in a couple of jars of Suprep which saved her from trying to drink a gallon or more of the cheaper fluid covered by our insurance.
Not everyone agrees with the American Cancer Society’s recommendation for colonoscopies every 10 years from 50 on. Here is some contrary information from The Naughty Nutritionist.