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61. Should You Bother Getting a Colonoscopy?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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A new study is raising some questions about colonoscopy screenings and how much they actually produce deaths from colon cancer. Dr. Asma Sharkat will explain why we rely so much on colonoscopy in the U.S. compared to other countries. Bob Pujena: Colonoscopy, as effective as it can be, is heavily, heavily operator dependent.

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