Appearance. Voles, sometimes commonly called meadow mice, are small, ground-dwelling rodents that range from about 5-8 inches long with a body that is more robust than a mouse. They have relatively short legs and tails, and their body fur is brownish and black. The voleâs head is round shaped and the snout is blunt.
Comorbidity must be considered when making recommendations about CRC screening with older patients. In a retrospective study of 404 VA patients over age 75 who underwent colonoscopy and were followed for 5 years, only 8 (2 percent) were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The majority of patients passed away from other causes. Only age and severity of comorbidity were risk factors for death within 5 years of colonoscopy [3].
If you are 85 years old, you may not tolerate this very well. Additionally, if you are 85 and in poor health you would likely die of another disease before you died of colon cancer. It is for this reason that it may not be of benefit to have a screening colonoscopy.However, if you are 85 years old and in great health I would STRONGLY recommend continuing your screening colonoscopies. I hope this helps.olon cancer arises from colon polyps most of the time. If you get a colonoscopy and have any polyps removed, you eliminate the chance of getting colon cancer. If you were to get colon cancer (because you did not get screened) the treatment requires surgery and often times chemotherapy.