A dad wearing ski goggles and oven mitts aims a shop-vac hose at a wasp nest, with his knees exposed. His family watches from inside. He says, “You’re paying for the name with exterminators.”

You’re paying for the name with exterminators.

Some things are easier to deal with before they get bigger.

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. — Exterminator
“You’re paying for the name with exterminators.”

Some things are easier to deal with before they get bigger.

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.