Even Dr. Oz isn’t immune to cancer scares.
Yup, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who talks — and walks — the importance of a healthy lifestyle, went in for a routine colonoscopy after his 50th birthday in June and his doctor found an adenomatous polyp, or precancerous growth, inside his intestine.
“This was a shakeup for me,” Oz tells People. “I have done everything right. I don’t have any family history, and yet I’m high risk now.”
He says that if the polyp hadn’t been detected, it could have likely become colon cancer.
“There’s a lot of tension,” he says. “It’s frustrating. Why did this happen to me? It forces you to question the assumptions you make about life.”
He adds that the test probably “saved my life.” Oz will discuss his health scare on The Dr. Oz Show‘s Sept. 7 season premiere.
