Put Aside Screening Stigmas

If colon cancer is the second leading cancer-killer why do we still maintain such negative stigmas about screening methods? Traditional colonoscopies may be quite embarrassing, but virtual colonoscopies eliminate the discomfort and allow patients to get screened more easily and painlessly. KHON News 2 reported, "Dr. Tsai says colon cancer remains a huge problem because not enough people are screened by getting a colonoscopy. Catching the disease early is vital. "If we catch them at the early stage, your chance of survival more than five years is more than 95 percent," said Dr. Tsai." Another perk to virtual screenings is the convenience factor, not only does the patient not require anaesthesia, but pain, prolonged days of fasting and invasive treatment is not necessary either. So for people worried about traditional methods, perhaps invest in virtual scans.