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Colonoscopy: nothing to fear from the 'silver stallion'

  • Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

I recently had a colonoscopy, an invasive medical procedure to examine the bowel, and was hugely relieved to get the all-clear. I posted a description of my experience to my friends on Facebook and got a range of responses.

Among the bad puns about me having “updated” my status and many thumbs up, were some that indicated people...

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