SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - 45 is the new 50 when it comes to screening for colon cancer. Two years ago, a task force recommended adults with an average risk for colon cancer get screened at age 45. That’s ...

Background Colonoscopy is an invasive and costly procedure with a risk of serious complications. It would therefore be useful to prioritise colonoscopies by identifying people at higher risk of either ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential ...

Scheduling a repeat colonoscopy the day after inadequate preparation may give a better chance for adequate prep and improve adenoma detection in a veteran population, according to research presented ...

Some Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage may cover the cost of colonoscopy prep kits. However, private insurance companies administer these plans, so the coverage ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — Gretchen O’Donnell was 37 years old when her mom suffered severe stomach pains while on vacation and was ultimately diagnosed with colon cancer. The Worthington, Minnesota, woman ...

Contextual socio-economic factors, health-care access, and general practitioner (GP) involvement may influence colonoscopy uptake and its timing after positive faecal occult blood testing (FOBT). Our ...

Popular web information on colorectal cancer is too difficult for most lay people to read and doesn’t address the appropriate risks to and concerns of patients, a study by a gastroenterologists ...

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Northwell Health introduced Dec. 3 a personalized chatbot to address misconceptions and concerns in patients scheduled to undergo colonoscopies at two of the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based health system’s ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When researchers evaluated a dozen websites meant to inform patients about colon cancer screening, most were written at too high a reading level and lacked important risk ...