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Tell me the truth,Doctor by Richard Besser,MD

More die in Illinois than Michigan.Reason: Lower screening rate. 19% get colon cancer before 54 yr. Katie's husband died at 42 yr.

Recommend the book by Dr.Besser,ABC News chief health and medical editor.The easy to read mentioned in Hopkins Magazine is due to the writing skills of his wife ,Jean,an author of cookbooks. I like Dr.Besser when he gave priority to find a gastroenterologist to do his colonoscopy when he turned 50.He had moved to New Jersey.He wasn’t concerned his heart health as his blood report was OK,but he knew that people over 50 have 1 in 4 chance of having a polyp-source of colon cancer.He knew that waiting for symptoms is taking a big risk. So he not only wrote a good book,but he put it in practice what he preaches.

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