Colonoscopy Screening Questioned by Len Saputo, MD
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute published an article saying that colonoscopy for primary screening might be going too far. I agree! The benefits, harms, and costs have not been determined. Checking the stool for ocult blood and flexible sigmoidoscopy have been shown to be of value but there's no data showing that colonoscopy gives additional protection. Virtual colonoscopy is even more questionable as if there are abnormal findings one still has to do a colonoscopy and there's the issue of radiation damage and later cancer risk. Yet the American College of Gastroenterology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network continue to recommend colonoscopy as a primary screening tool. Because of the obvious conflict of interest this is not very surprising. The benefits of colonoscopy is that 1 in 200 people will have a major benefit from the procedure. However the same number will have either a perforation of the colon or major bleed that requires transfusions. In addition colonoscopy misses a lot of right sided cancers even though it is recommended that all polyps are removed, even those that are of no danger.
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UCVlog: Using Smartphone and iPad Apps for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Technology allows us some great tools to help track our symptoms using our smartphone, ipod touch, or ipad. In this video, I demonstrate a downloaded app called GI Monitor, which tracks symptoms, BM's, meals, and pain/stress levels. You can use the information to show your doctor to give a better idea on your disease allowing the physician to give you better treatment. The beauty of the apps is that they take a lot of guess work out of trying to figure everything out and take off the burden of having to write down every detail. Comment and Like this video! Join the community! Facebook.com/UnitedColonVlog
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I’m ugly.
Don't let the video filters fool you. Everyday I look in the mirror with disappointment. There's not one day that I don't stare in a mirror and want to just hide in my room and never be seen. My insecurities have held me back from so much in life, so many opportunities have been missed. Even with videos, I am always ashamed of how I look. In my videos, I hide behind video filters so people will actually listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on my imperfections because I get that enough in my everyday life. This can't go on any longer, I need to start living life to the fullest because you only life once. I made another video a few months ago on my personal channel about this as well as some other stuff going on in my life; www.youtube.com For everyone suggesting acne products, I have given up on those. In the last 4 years that I've had severe acne, I have spent so much money on products for my face, visited multiple dermatologists and have done almost anything I can do because having clear skin was something I desired more than anything. I was and still am so sick of going out in public and having people stare at my skin, instead of my eyes, when talking to them. I guess I shouldn't let it bother me, but it's hard in a world where people point out every single flaw of yours. The only thing I can really do is eat better, cleanse daily and hope for the best. For everyone calling me an attention whore, I've been on youtube for 3 years. If I was seeking attention <b>…</b>
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