Colon Cancer Quotes

• Fiber has a beneficial effect in preventing colon cancer.

  David Jenkins

  Cancer, Fiber, Vegetarian

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• Doctors said that the test most commonly used to screen for colon cancer doesn't go far enough. They're recommending a procedure that involves photographing the entire colon. I say, don't vie CBS an idea for another reality show.

  Bill Maher

  Cancer, Reality, Doctors

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• I know people are pretty well embarrassed just at the mention of colon cancer. Sticking a tube in you to find out what's wrong is not a nice thing. But I can tell them, a 30- or 40-minute test is worth it. We have to make them feel more comfortable about getting screened.

  Eric Davis

  Nice, Cancer, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If one has a routine colonoscopy at the age of 50 and then colonoscopies thereafter as the physician recommends, you could largely prevent colon cancer, you could detect it in its very earliest stages and cure it.

  Laurie Glimcher

  Cancer, Age, Physicians

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• People just don't know that you can have colon cancer and be completely asymptomatic and healthy.

  Julie Gerberding

  Cancer, People, Healthy

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• If I keep grinning maybe my inoperable colon cancer won't hurt so much.

  Tony Millionaire

  Hurt, Cancer, Grinning

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• In 2002, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer. And it was such a shock, a surprise to us.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Daughter, Mother, Cancer

  "After Suffering Loss, Iyanla Vanzant Starts Over". "Tell Me More" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. May 27, 2009.

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• I'd never heard of colon cancer. Baseball wasn't even important to me. I have a wife and two girls. That's what was important. The doctors told me and all I could say was, 'When are we going to get this thing out?'

  Eric Davis

  Girl, Baseball, Cancer

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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