A Virginia man inadvertently left his phone recording while he was under anesthesia for a colonoscopy, which captured audio of the doctors: mocking him, instructing a medical assistant to lie to him, and discussing giving him a false diagnosis of hemorrhoids. In 2015, a jury awarded him $500,000.

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[u/troveofcatastrophe]

Just popping in to say colon cancer in rapidly rising in young adults. They have zero idea why. It’s up 6% year before last, 20% last year. If you have changes to your gastrointestinal norm, get checked! Dont wait!

It’s much more deadly in young adults because 30 year olds don’t think they can get colon cancer and by the time it’s discovered, it’s too late or more radical treatments are needed.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colon-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20353669

[u/Quovadisdomi → u/troveofcatastrophe]

Mid 30s checking in here. I'm healthy, never smoke or drank and got randomly checked for a colon cancer screening and after a colonoscopy, I got diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. I had zero symptoms. As much as treatment sucked, I feel like the luckiest person in the world since it was still very treatable. Get screened. It could save your life.

[u/Warden18 → u/Quovadisdomi]

Mid-30s, good lord.. ☠️ What prompted you to get checked?

[u/Quovadisdomi → u/Warden18]

Just had been reading about how much it had been spreading around milenials and wanted a screening just in case.