Ryan Reynolds discovers an 'extremely subtle polyp' while undergoing colonoscopy on camera

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Ryan Reynolds discovers an 'extremely subtle polyp' while undergoing a 'potentially life-saving' colonoscopy with Rob McElhenney on camera in a new YouTube video.

While raising awareness for colon cancer, the Deadpool star, 45, revealed he only agreed to publicly broadcast the procedure if McElhenney, also 45, learned Welsh.'It's a simple step that could literally, and I mean literally, save your life,' the father-of-three told viewers of the medical screening that examines one's rectum and lower bowel for abnormalities and disease.

Raising awareness: Ryan Reynolds discovers an 'extremely subtle polyp' while undergoing a 'potentially life-saving' colonoscopy with Rob McElhenney on camera in a new YouTube video After the 30-minute exam, Reynolds was told by his doctor that they found an 'extremely subtle polyp.'  'This was potentially life-saving for you — I'm not kidding, I'm not being overly dramatic,' the doctor told the Free Guy actor. 'This is exactly why you do this.

You had no symptoms.'After removing the polyp, he noted: 'You are interrupting the natural history of a disease of something of a process that could have ended up developing into cancer and causing all sorts of problems.'  Screening: While raising awareness for colon cancer, the Deadpool star, 45, revealed he only agreed to publicly broadcast the procedure if McElhenney, also 45, learned Welsh 'It's a simple step that could literally, and I mean literally, save your life,' the father-of-three told viewers of the medical screening that examines one's rectum and lower bowel for abnormalities and disease Funny:  McElhenney couldn't help but poke fun at his pal, who joked he couldn't 'go wrong in terms of comparing' himself to ReynoldsMcElhenney couldn't.