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Should i get a colonoscopy yearly to detect colon cancer?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Annually?: Normally colonoscopy is not done annually for screening cancer.

Answered 11/2/2015

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Dr. Jarrod Kaufman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Colonoscopy: Generally there are guidelines for this and it is based on your age and risk and is not usually required on a yearly basis. See the acs website meeting with a local GI or surgeon can also help decide on how frequently this should be performed, .

Dr Hoepfner agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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