I have a history of colon cancer in my family. My grandmother had tumors removed fifteen years apart, but thankfully she doesn't have to have a bag. Now that forty is fast approaching how soon should I make an appointment for myself?

    

You should look it after quite often! I suggest that you go pretty soon to the doctor and make sure everything is OK. Really sorry about you grandmother though

For most people the thought of a colonoscopy conjures up feelings of dread and disgust. The thought of having such an invasive test in such a private area of our body is not very pleasant. A colonoscopy is a medical test that looks inside your colon. The colon is the name for your lower intestine or large intestine. Colonoscopy is done using a colonoscope, which is a flexible, fiber-optic camera.