Take a closer look at how a colonoscopy can help prevent colon and rectal cancers. A colonoscopy is special because it’s the only screening method that can check for cancer and prevent it at the same time.
Let’s take a closer look at how a colonoscopy can help prevent colon and rectal cancers.
What you’re seeing is real video from inside a colon during a routine screening using a colonoscope.
With the right bowel prep, the colon appears clean and healthy like this, making it easier for your doctor to get a clear look and spot anything that could be a problem.
Unlike other cancer screenings, a colonoscopy is special because it can prevent cancer from developing. It’s the only screening method that can check for cancer and prevent it at the same time.
Here, we see a small polyp: a growth that could become cancer over time if left untreated.
Using a thin wire loop at the tip of the colonoscope, the doctor gently wraps around the polyp, and removes it completely.
And just like that, we’ve prevented a potential cancer.