#391 ‒ Colorectal cancer screening: importance of early screening, colonoscopy as a screening and preventive tool, and how to build a personalized strategy

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0:36Welcome to a new episode of The Drive.

0:38In today's episode, I'm diving into colorectal cancer screening, why colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers we know of, and why getting screening right matters so much.

0:49In this episode, I'm going to discuss many things, but among them how colorectal cancer develops, why colonoscopy is uniquely valuable as both a screening and preventive tool, the troubling rise in early onset colorectal cancer, and how to think clearly about the growing menu of non-invasive screening options and their limitations.