I am 44 female, had a cat scan on abdomen earlier this year for something else, doc said he noticed a spot on the colon, didn't know if it was related to the sickness i had at the time. am afraid to go back and find out. are there any early signs or symptoms? plus i don't have insurance right now.
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unfortunately, the early signs can only be caught by a doctor, it's called a hemocult test, and it's done on a stool specimen, by the time symptoms show that a person can spot... it's too late.
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You can be symptom-free and still have a sizeable tumor. I did. The key is to catch it before it penetrates the colon wall. That means you need a colonoscopy. Don't wait. Early treatment could save your life. It did mine.
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I had no symptoms before my diagnosis. If you have a spot and no insurance - apply for medicaid or medicare. If you have cancer the insurance folks at the ER will work to have payments made for your treatment. Regardless of what the politicians say, there is free health care in the US already, I know because my taxes pay for it.
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