AUDIO

Tim:

A colonoscopy is a lot like a Maine winter: You just gotta grit your teeth and get through it.

The truth is, colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer of women and men. So if you're 50 or older, talk to your doctor about colorectal screening. There are simple tests that can actually find the threat of cancer before it starts.

Now if they could just find a way to stop winter.

VISUAL

Close up of Tim speaking to camera

SUPER:
Tim Sample
Maine humorist
Maine humorist
Senior Correspondent for CBS News
Contributing essayist to the CBS News Sunday Morning Show

Split Screen: while Tim speaks supers appear featuring SCREEN ME logo & message: Ask your doctor if you should have a colonoscopy or some other kind of screening test.
medicare helps pay for colorectal cancer screening.

A message from the Maine Department of Health & Human Services, Maine CDC SCREEN ME LOGO 1-877-320-6800 TTY: 1-800-438-5514 www.mainepublichealth.gov