Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers: it usually starts as a polyp that takes years to become dangerous. Finding it early is exactly what a colonoscopy is for.
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If none of this applies and you're under 45, it's most likely not your time yet. Save this guide and check it again at 45 or if anything changes.
This check is for guidance only; it doesn't replace a medical visit.
Without symptoms, your age and family history decide.
Symptoms like bleeding or anemia, or a first-degree relative with early colon cancer.
If a parent, sibling or child had colon cancer or advanced polyps, start here, or 10 years before the age they were diagnosed.
Recommended for everyone, even if you feel great. It's the one that saves the most lives.
A colonoscopy with no findings covers you for a decade.
The doctor tells you when to repeat it, based on how many polyps there were and what type.
Decided with your doctor, based on your health and previous exams.
With any of these, don't wait until 45.
Bright red blood or dark stools, even a little or «it stopped».
Days of diarrhea and days of constipation for more than 3–4 weeks, or narrower stools than usual.
Weakness or anemia with no clear cause.
Losing weight without dieting or exercise.
Recurring cramps or abdominal pain.
Feeling you need to go even right after you went.
No. It's done under sedation: you fall asleep, the exam takes 30 to 45 minutes and you wake up remembering nothing. You may feel some gas for a while afterwards.
Yes, if you're 45 or older. Colon cancer rarely causes symptoms early on; a colonoscopy finds polyps before they become a problem and removes them during the same exam.
The prep the day before: a liquid diet and the medication that cleans out the colon. Our package already includes the medication, with written instructions.
Yes. After sedation you can't drive that day, so come with someone who can take you home.
$8,000 MXN (≈ $430 USD) all-inclusive, with the prep medication and a report explained by the doctor.
If it's normal, in 10 years. If polyps were found, the doctor tells you when, based on the findings.
Book your colonoscopy with Dr. Agustín Cervantes: $8,000 MXN all-inclusive, prep medication included.