Free Colon Cancer screening at local drug store.

[Maddy McCall]

How the heck do they do that?

[Fenris]

1. You don't want to know.

:scared:

[Sporadicus]

2. I Think It's a Blood Test

...at least I HOPE so! :scared:

[Lars39]

3. You sure they weren't giving out 'in the privacy of your home'

tests instead?

[benburch]

4. Stool smears.

If they don't have a public restroom there, likely they are giving out smear collection cards.

Better that way too, as a single smear is not generally indicative.

And worse, not the efficacy of stool smear testing for occult blood has been called into question. It would appear to miss at least 50% of all colon cancer.

[Starlight]

8. It's little cards, a tiny "scoop" and an envelope.

You smear a tiny bit of poo on the cards - one card per bowel movement - then mail them to a lab for the test. Didn't your doctor ever give you these?

[davsand]

5. It's a guy with fat fingers and rubber gloves...

I'm not going any further than that--you really DON'T want to know about the vat of VO5 Hair Dressing or the team of midgets.

Everyone should be screened for the sake of their health, and you need to go first just to set an example...



Laura

[Skittles]

7. LOL.......................davsand

too f'ing funny!

[auntAgonist]

6. Geez. I don't know if they really do that or not ..

but .. *rant*

People DO need to be screened for colon cancer! ! !
Colon Cancer is one of the easier cancers to cure if detected early.

Get tested. The colonoscopy test is not so bad. It sure beats the alternative.


RIP Mum! I love you.
I wish we'd caught it earlier.