PSA on colon cancer

trigger warning: health shit my college bestie had been struggling with IBS and PCOS. she’s 25 and went and got a colonoscopy and they found 3 precancerous polyps which would’ve become cancer in 5-10 years. she’s very healthy and fit btw she convinced to get me one (i was getting a surgery anyway and my mom had polyps) and got it today. anyway, i also had 4 precancerous polyps which got removed ofc. am pretty healthy and have been at a good weight since freshman year of college. anyway, my point here is for those who have access to healthcare please go get checked. american food (even our fruits and veggies) and corporate greed is killing us all. it’s one of the few preventable cancers via early detection but doctors sometimes won’t take your symptoms seriously because you’re “too young”. i believe the standard age for screening is 55 for healthy ppl and 45 with family history. honestly, it should be a lot lower for certain folks but insurance companies don’t want to pay for it. BTW the bill was $11,000…. paid $2k cuz of insurance which is a deal i guess EDIT: also please read Poof’s comment, he is an expert in the field