dr. raj vasudeva and some friends did before having their colonoscopies. and it's what usc coach dawn staley knows is important as colon cancer is in her family history. since march is colon cancer awareness month ... and since i turn 50 ... which is the time you're to have your first colonoscopy, i'll be showing you the critical importance of being screened. doctors say about one in three adults between 50 and 75 years of age - about 23 million people - are not getting testing as recommended. colon cancer knows as coach staley mom was diagnosed with the disease six years ago. staley says, "i think early detection is great, but you don't get early detection without having competent doctors who will look after you like they would look after your parents like they are their parents." to help keep you from ever getting colon cancer, remember that the best test is the one that gets done. that's why four other women and i will have a "party" before heading to the south carolina endoscopy center. dr. gastroenterology says, "colonoscopy is an extremely powerful t