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Lance Bass shared a photo from his bed when he got a colonoscopy, joking about the hospital setting with the quip, “You should see the other guy”
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The singer and podcaster urged everyone to get screened, and said “eat the Jell-O,” while they’re there
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Rates of colon cancer are on the rise, especially among young people
It might sound crazy, but it ain’t no lie … Lance Bass did post a picture from his colonoscopy.
The *NSYNC alum poked fun at his hospital garb in an Thursday, April 24 post to his Instagram Stories, sharing a pic of himself in a gown and scrub cap, writing “You should see the other guy 🤜.”
“Fashionably late to colon cancer awareness month,” the Frosted Tips host continued, “But still right on time to say: Don’t put off getting screened.”
“Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers out there,” Bass said. “Eat the Jell-O. You got this!”
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Lance Bass shared a photo from the hospital while getting a colonoscopy
He concluded his post with a link to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, which is urging more people to get screened beginning at age 45, per current guidance from the American Cancer Society. Bass is 45, turning 46 on May 4.
However, the ACS urges people with specific risk factors to be screened before age 45. These include people with a family or personal history of colorectal cancer or certain types of polyps, anyone with an inflammatory bowel disease (like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease), anyone who has had radiation to the stomach or pelvic area and anyone with a family history of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or Lynch syndrome.
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Lance Bass in West Hollywood, Calif., in February 2025
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, the ACS said in its annual report; Rates among people younger than 50 have increased by 2.4% per year — and mortality rates have increased by 1% per year.
Related: This 1 Thing May Be Fueling the Rise in Colon Cancer Among Young People — and It Starts with Exposure Before Age 10
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The disease typically affects older adults and “begins as small clumps of cells called polyps that form inside the colon,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
While polyps generally aren’t cancerous, they can eventually turn into cancer over time, the Mayo Clinic adds. Polyps also usually don’t show symptoms — which is why regular screening tests to find and remove polyps helps to prevent illness.
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