Please suggest important questions to ask my doctor regarding preventing colorectal cancer.

Ask: Ask your surgeon how many colon resections he or she performs per month and per year.

Ask: Ask your doctor if he or she can perform your operation with laparoscopic surgery.

There: There is no good way to "prep" for a colonoscopy; you have to completely empty out before!

If: If you have a family history of colon cancer, ask when you should have your screening colonoscopy.

Tell: Tell all symptoms and full medical history and ask when to get a colonoscopy.

Ask: Ask your doctor if your family history places you at increased risk of colon cancer.

Ask: Ask your doctor if you should take a daily baby Aspirin which may be helpful to prevent colon cancer.

Would: Would you recommend colonoscopy, rectal exam or stool test for now? Would you recommend aspirin?

When: When and where do I get my colonoscopy? At age 50 this important screening test is indicated.

If: If you have bleeding with bowel movements, talk to your doc about your risk for colon cancer.

Blood: Blood in the stool is a warning sign. This must be addressed by your doctor as soon as possible.

Better: Better safe than sorry - get your colonscopy. The relief is well worth the hassle.

Check: Check out md's cecal intubation rate, quality of colon prep, exam times and adenoma detection rate.

If: If a polyp can not be removed, avoid multiple biopsies, snare resection, tattoo injection into polyp.

Ask: Ask for a detailed colonoscopy report with pictures & a management plan based on pathology results.

If: If a polyp can not be removed, should it be removed by another colonoscopist instead of surgery.

Is: Is my colon preparation excellent? Advanced adenomas and cancers can be overlooked with poor prep.

Diagnosed: Diagnosed with colorectal cancer - ask your doctor about genetic testing and lynch syndrome.

Lynch: Lynch syndrome family - ask about colonoscopy starting at 20-25 years.