Lourdes Health Talk

Cancer of colon or rectum is one of the most common forms of cancer. Risk of the cancer increase once a person reaches late 40s and beyond. Gastroenterologists are usually the first to detect this problem, as a result of a colonoscopy. With better screening and earlier treatment, the death rate from this disease has continued to decline.Donald Petroski, MD, discusses colonoscopy, how easy and painless this procedure is and how it is the very best way to reduce your risk of colon cancer.