Testimonials

Anne and Julie's Story

Anne and Julie Livingston

Mother-daughter come to same conclusion: having a colonoscopy is really "no big deal".

Anne Livingston of Longmont didn’t realize that colorectal cancer is a “condition” just as common in women as it is in men. She only knew that screening for the cancer was a procedure that her forty-something-year-old daughter, Julie, had been forever nagging her to do.

Debby's Story

Debby

“I had one polyp, and it’s a huge load off my mind to know that it was taken care of in one step by having a colonoscopy.”

Debby has Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and was concerned that she might be at greater risk for colorectal cancer as a result. In addition, she was apprehensive that because of her condition, the colonoscopy procedure would prove to be extremely uncomfortable.

Michael's Story

Michael Klatman Family

“I’m proof that colon cancer screening saves lives.”

Michael Klatman was diagnosed with colon cancer at 52 years old.

Like most people with colon cancer, Michael had absolutely no symptoms.

“I felt fine, and was shocked when my gastroenterologist found a golf ball-sized tumor during the screening,” says Michael.

Michael learned the hard way that colon cancer can hit anyone—even when you have no symptoms at all. But he was fortunate. Now two years after the screening, Michael is doing fine.

Vicki's Story

“Thank God my daughter took matters into her own hands and made the appointment for me to have a colonoscopy,” states Ms. Roper. “Can you imagine? I was walking around with colorectal cancer for a year and didn’t know it.”

Vicki Roper colon cancer survivor

Women are far less likely than men to have colonoscopy screenings that can detect colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. This is despite the fact that colorectal cancer strikes both men and women equally—over 100,000 Americans annually.

At age 50, Vicki Roper was diagnosed with colon cancer.