A confident dad stands in his flooded boat while his wife bails with a food container and a departing guest looks back in disbelief. Dad says, “All boats take on a little water.”

All boats take on a little water.

Finding the problem isn’t the same as preventing the damage.

Cologuard can detect cancer and some precancers. Colonoscopy can find and remove precancerous polyps during the same exam, before they become cancer.

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I’ve got this. — Boat
“All boats take on a little water.”

Finding the problem isn’t the same as preventing the damage.

Cologuard can detect cancer and some precancers. Colonoscopy can find and remove precancerous polyps during the same exam, before they become cancer.

This series advocates high-quality colonoscopy for average-risk adults who are medically appropriate, willing, and have timely access. Stool-based screening remains a legitimate option, and a positive result requires colonoscopy. Colonoscopy can miss lesions and has procedural risks; removal and prevention are not guaranteed.

These fictional scenes use humor to encourage timely screening. Stool testing can detect early cancer and some precancers; choosing it is not the same as doing nothing. AI-created fictional scene.

For those who can, Colonoscopy First.