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Listeners of Seattle’s Star 101.5 (KPLZ-FM) can get healthier even while they’re sitting in traffic. Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning at about 7:35, Star 101.5 presents the Northwest Hospital Health Tip of the Day. On-air personality Ana Kelly has teamed up with Northwest Hospital to bring listeners useful information and interviews about diet, fitness and preventing disease. Tune in today to learn how to live a happier, healthier life!

Health Tip for 3/15/2010 - Preventive Health There’s only one way to prevent colon cancer and to diagnose some digestive problems. A colonoscopy gives a specialist an up-close view of your lower intestine, to spot any inflammation, bleeding or other problems that could be causing stomach pain or trouble digesting some foods. The small camera and remote control tools also let the doctor take out small tumors before they can become cancerous. That’s why researchers say colon cancer is the only preventable cancer – because having a colonoscopy when it’s recommended by your doctor stops cancer in its tracks, before it can get a start. Encourage members of your family who are over age 50 to have a colonoscopy once every ten years. Although some people really don’t want to have this simple twenty-minute test, it’s better to have a colonoscopy than to die of embarrassment.

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