Hebrew media question: Does Netanyahu have cancer?
The Israel Hayom newspaper reported in its today’s issue that, although colonoscopy examinations are usually performed every 10 years, the repetition of this procedure within 2 and 3 months has raised uncertainties and questions about Benjamin Netanyahu’s health and the possibility of a tumor in his colon.
The report continues, saying that this examination was conducted after a previous examination found a benign but complex mass in his colon that required non-routine examinations.
Haim Sherin, director of the Gastroenterology Center at Shamir Medical Center, said in this regard: “The average incidence of colon cancer is one in twenty people, and the current recommendations are that after the age of 50, this examination should be performed every 10 years. Colonoscopy is the best way to diagnose and treat it, and it is possible to observe tumors, take samples, and determine their level of risk.”
In response to the newspaper’s question about the reasons for conducting this early diagnostic examination for Netanyahu, this specialist doctor refused to explain and claimed that he did not know Netanyahu’s clinical record.
He also acknowledged that when a person is prescribed a repeat colonoscopy in less than 5 or 10 years, it means that a tumor was discovered and removed in previous examinations, but their condition has become complicated, the tumor has grown again, or their symptoms have worsened.