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Few outpatient medical procedures inspire as much negativity as the colonoscopy.

In honor of colorectal cancer awareness month, we've decided to bust up some of the myths that make people avoid this crucial procedure.

My guest today is John Nathanson. He's a gastroenterologist at New York Presbyian Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Thanks so much for joining us today. It's great being here. Thank you for

having me. So we are here to debunk some colonoscopy myths. First things first, you know,

why do you think colonoscopies are like so reviled by the general public? I had one to check

on some post-COVID GI issues about a year ago. And I was really surprised at how not awful it all

was based on the general vibe. So yeah, why do you think they sort of

loom so large in people's minds? Well, absolutely. You know, I think it's a sensitive topic. People,

you know, don't normally get these things checked out and don't normally talk about the things

that we address in colonoscopy in a normal day-to-day conversation. So I think for people, there's this mystical nature about it where they kind of understand what we do,

but may not have a full understanding of everything.

And because it's such a sensitive area, people tend to have some misconceptions about it.

Yeah.

So what do colonoscopies do?

Why are they important?

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