In this video, Dr. P K Julka, Senior Director, Oncology Daycare Center, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, will talk about when to do screening colonoscopy. In India, colonoscopy is not done regularly. Chronic smokers, alternate constipation and diarrhea, altered bowel habits, family history of colonic cancer or lynch syndrome should do colonoscopy once in three years after the age of 40.
MD (Radiotherapy & Oncology), FAMS -Oncology/ Cancer Care, Practices at Max Institute of Cancer Care. Had higher training at the M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas, under World Health Organisation fellowship & there after at the Long Beach Memorial Cancer Center, Long Beach, California. Former President - Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (Northern Chapter).
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