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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male who is a nonsmoker and a social drinker. Other than a statin, I am not taking any medications. I have been getting colonoscopies every five years as each time ...

SOUTH LYON, Mich. – When Rajeev Joshi of South Lyon turned 50, his primary care doctor recommended he get a routine colonoscopy. “I’m like, ‘Eh, just a hassle.’ You gotta, you know, do the bowel prep.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When Brody Maynard turned 45, he saw his doctor for a routine physical. Maynard said the doctor asked him if he wanted a colonoscopy, and his wife immediately chimed in, "Yes!" ...