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For va hospital attendees is higher than for civilian hospital attendees. the fact remains that the va has been working very hard to get this backlog down. they cut the backlog list significantly, by almost half, just in the last year, and at the current rate they say the backlog could vanish by mid-2015. and really, throughout america, we have people waiting to see doctors because we have more people who want to see doctors than we have doctors. obviously, we should have all the respect and care for our veterans in the world. but is this really a problem that exists throughout the health care...

When he finally underwent the procedure, doctors found a baseball-sized tumor and cancer that has spread. he was diagnosed with stage four cancer, spreading to his lungs and liver. and he's hardly alone. as cnn has previously reported, as many as 7,000 veterans were on a backlog list waiting too long for colonoscopies. at just two v.a. facilities in columbia, south carolina and augusta, georgia. after cnn's detailed accounting of delayed related deaths, a bipartisan group of congressman visited the hospitals to demand answers. >> we have a duty to make sure that the veterans who have served he...

Adverse events, according to the v.a., because of delayed care. >> i just try to live every day like it's my last day. >> reporter: barry cotes, a 44-year-old gulf war vet, waited a year to get a kol on os ka pi, while his v.a. doctors were telling him he had hemorrhoids. when he underwent the procedure, he was diagnosed with stage four cancer, spreading to his lungs and liver. and he's hardly alone. as cnn has previously reported, as many as 7,000 veterans were on a backlog list waiting too long for colonoscopies. at just two v.a. facilities in columbia, south carolina and augusta, georgia. a...

While his v.a. doctors were telling him he had hemorrhoids. when he finally underwent the procedure, doctors found a baseball-sized tumor and cancer that has spread. he was diagnosed with stage four cancer, spreading to his lungs and liver. and he's hardly alone. as cnn has previously reported, as many as 7,000 veterans were on a backlog list waiting too long for colonoscopies. at just two v.a. facilities in columbia, south carolina and augusta, georgia. after cnn's detailed accounting of delayed related deaths, a bipartisan group of congressman visited the hospitals to demand answers. >> we h...