Bryan Johnson· Author
A regular full body MRI (I get one every 6 months) can't reliably detect early colon lesions or polyps. A colonoscopy remains the gold standard for both detection and removal.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
A regular full body MRI (I get one every 6 months) can't reliably detect early colon lesions or polyps. A colonoscopy remains the gold standard for both detection and removal.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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