DR. MEHMET OZ had a close call with cancer after a routine colonoscopy.
The cardiologist-turned-TV host says doctors found an adenomatous polyp, or precancerous growth, inside his intestine. Doctors removed the polyp but if left behind, it could have likely become colon cancer.
“This was a shakeup for me,” Dr. Oz tells People magazine. “I have done everything right. I don’t have any family history, and yet I’m high risk now.”
Dr. Oz added, “There’s a lot of tension. It’s frustrating. Why did this happen to me? It forces you to question the assumptions you make about life.”
He will discuss his health scare on The Dr. Oz Show‘s Sept. 7 season premiere.
