Lucas and Brion talk about the introduction of the colonoscopy as screening for the general population and find corruption, moneyed interest, and the usual Medical Industrial Complex shenanigans. But, is it still worth getting?
Notes:
Dramatic Cancer Drop not Attributed to Screening: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2016/05/colonoscopies-get-the-glory-but-reasons-for-dramatic-decline-in-colon-cancer-are-unclear/
Medicare reimbursement began for colonoscopies in 2001: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2010/03/memo-to-harry-smith-cbs-news-re-colonoscopy-crusading/
Chances of getting serious complications from colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/SupportingDoc/colorectal-cancer-screening/final-evidence-summary4#appendix-figure-1-proportion-of-total-serious-complications-in-colonoscopy-studies
Screening Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html
Mercola Pros and Cons of Colonoscopy: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/12/09/colonoscopy-pros-cons.aspx
Problems of Mercola’s Article: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/colonoscopy-more-misinformation-from-mercola/
Risk factors for Colon Cancer increase: https://www.verywellhealth.com/colon-cancer-causes-risk-factors-796786
Canada does not cover colonoscopies due to lack of controlled study evidence: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2016/02/americas-closed-information-border-news-of-canadian-colon-cancer-screening-guidelines-denied-entry/
Natural Ways to prepare for a Colonoscopy: https://empoweredsustenance.com/skip-the-colonoscopy/comment-page-11/#comments
Colonoscopy and cancer mortality a view of both sides of the story: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625020/
Cancer incidence and deaths: https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/colorect.html
Colon Cancer Rates: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0315/p1759.html
Public Health Perspective on Colonoscopy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21504323
Colorectal Cancer on the Decline — Why Screening Can’t Explain It All:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1600448
Flexible-sigmoidoscopy: https://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/flexible-sigmoidoscopy#2
Chance of dying from General Anesthesia: http://www.anesthesiaweb.org/risk.php
Is Colonoscopy the Best for Cancer?: http://mdwhistleblower.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-colonoscopy-best-colon-cancer.html
Colonoscopy Accident: https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/2013/10/13/only-accident-fatal-colonoscopy-leaves-family-stunned-and-unpaid
80% screenings by 2018 Campaign Questions: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2015/05/questions-about-80-percent-by-2018-campaign-to-boost-colorectal-cancer-screening/
Virtual Colonoscopy: https://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/virtual-colonoscopy#1
Radiation levels of scans: https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray
Xray Cancer Risk Calculator: https://www.xrayrisk.com/calculator/calculator.php
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