Alicia Jeffery planned to have a colonoscopy at 45, but life happened, and she did not get the screening until she was 47. “I wanted to be vigilant because colon cancer is in my family,” Alicia said. “My grandmother had it and survived, so I knew screening was important.” However, it wasn’t until after McLaren Flint gastroenterologist Dr. Erika DeGayner performed her colonoscopy that Alicia truly realized what a valuable tool the screening is. “Dr. DeGayner removed four polyps from my colon,” Alicia sai...