[pfflier]

There was a piece in the Reader's Digest a few years ago that covered this. It was about over rated and unnecessary procedures and tests. It also slammed PSA testing which now is falling from favor.

With respect to colonoscopies, the article covered risks associated with puncture of the bowel, infection, and missing a tumor as having roughly the same mortality rate as colon cancer itself.

[Buttons12]

This is the first time I’ve heard anything about colonoscopy being risky! :(
I have a relative who’s constantly suffering from IBS and diverticulitis, he’s had multiple colonoscopies and talks about gut issues frequently. If he thought there was a chance of puncture he would freak out. (BTW, after the covid vax and boosters he got blood clots in the gut but they found no cancer.)

[metmom]

There was a piece in the Reader's Digest a few years ago that covered this. It was about over rated and unnecessary procedures and tests. It also slammed PSA testing which now is falling from favor.

PSA is simply a blood test and is not nearly as invasive nor as risky as a colonoscopy.

Also, a diagnosis should not be made on just one PSA test.