News tagged with bowel polyps
New smartphone application improves colonoscopy preparation
The use of a smartphone application significantly improves patients' preparation for a colonoscopy, according to new research presented today at Digestive Disease Week (DDW). The preparation process, which begins days in ...
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New bowel cancer test gets green light with the public
Almost everyone (98 per cent) who had the new bowel cancer test – soon to become part of the national screening programme – said they were glad to have gone through the experience, according to a study1 published in the ...
Cancer
Feb 18, 2013 |
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CT scans are the best alternative to colonoscopy to investigate bowel cancer symptoms
A scan that offers patients a less invasive test, sometimes called a 'virtual colonoscopy', is more effective than the traditional X-ray test of barium enema and should now be considered alongside the 'gold ...
Cancer
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Britons want bowel cancer screening recommendation
Britons want a recommendation from the NHS on whether to attend bowel cancer screening, along with all the information on benefits and risks, according to research published in the British Journal of Can ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Split-dose preparation for colonoscopy increases precancerous polyp detection rates
A new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic Arizona showed that system-wide implementation of a split-dose preparation as the primary choice for colonoscopy significantly improved both polyp detection rates and adenoma ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Too many americans skipping colon cancer screening
(HealthDay) -- Approximately one in three U.S. adults between the ages of 50 and 75 who should be screened for colorectal cancer have not been, according to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Cancer
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk
Scientists including those from Queen's University have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers.
Cancer
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Researchers test benefit of fish oil in bowel cancer spread
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Leeds will carry out a series of experiments to see whether fish oil can prevent or treat the spread of bowel cancer to the liver.
Cancer
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Polyp miss rates high for colonoscopies done after poor bowel preparation
A new study reports that colonoscopies done with suboptimal bowel preparation are associated with relatively high adenoma (precancerous polyp) miss rates, suggesting that suboptimal bowel preparation substantially decreases ...
Cancer
Jun 13, 2011 |
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