I got my colonoscopy last year. Sitting in the prep room, I kept thinking about something most gastroenterologists still aren’t talking about. Twice a year, you sit in a dental chair and let someone examine your mouth for an hour. They chart your gum pockets, note your bleeding, photograph your recession. They know your mouth better than anyone in healthcare — and they see you more regularly than your doctor does. Almost none of them know that what they’re looking at may be one of the earliest warning signs of colon cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society published 30 years...

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