Skip to content

The stories shaping the United States, Canada, and the world.

I almost skipped my colon cancer screening, but my bottom and I survived the scope

Despite knowing that delayed screenings lead to late-stage colon cancer diagnoses, Stephen Workman still tried to avoid his own colonoscopy. Eventually, he decided to face the painful procedure with humour.

CBC News

First coverage

Compiled by CurrentWire News Desk

Summary based on reporting from CBC News.

I almost skipped my colon cancer screening, but my bottom and I survived the scope
Read the full report at CBC News(opens in a new tab)

Automated coverage analysis

Generated automatically from the coverage listed on this page. CurrentWire adds no editorial claims.

Source mix

1 independent editorial domain

What coverage breadth measures

How CurrentWire compiled this story

CBC News (www.cbc.ca), a Tier A publisher, filed this report on .

Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 54.6 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
19.1 of 35
Source authority
20 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
8 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.

Filed under Health · International · News.

CurrentWire is a news discovery platform. This page summarizes and links to original reporting; full articles, imagery and copyright remain with the publishers listed above.