Federal and State Recording Laws. The U.S. and the states have their own laws governing the legality of surreptitious recording of oral, telephonic, and other communications. A personâs secret taping of a conversation is governed by the laws of the state in which she is making the recording unless the federal law is more protective of privacy.
A screening colonoscopy is a service performed on an asymptomatic person for the purpose of testing for the presence of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps. Whether a polyp or cancer is ultimately found does not change the screening intent of that procedure.
Subscribe to our Living With Cancer e-newsletter to stay up to date on cancer topics. A colonoscopy (koe-lun-OS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon. If necessary, polyps or other types of abnormal tissue can be removed through the scope during a colonoscopy.