Patient Perspectives: Healthy Father Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer at 43—With Zero Warning Signs

About this episode

Tim Beckner shares his unexpected diagnosis of colorectal cancer at 43 and emphasizes the importance of screening.

At age 43, Tim Beckner was a healthy young father and husband. After a mild case of diverticulitis, he scheduled a colonoscopy at his doctor's recommendation. Tim was shocked by the results of the screening. He had colorectal cancer, even though he had no symptoms of the disease. Tim joins Dr. Steele and his colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ajaratu (AJ) Keshinro on this episode of Butts & Guts to share his inspiring story and advice he shares with others about the importance of getting scree...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Steele

Guest: Tim Beckner

Topics covered

• colorectal cancer
• screening
• patient story
• health awareness
• diverticulitis

Keywords

• colorectal cancer
• screening
• diverticulitis
• health
• patient story
• Cleveland Clinic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Clinic

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