News tagged with colonoscopy
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Many physicians recommend unnecessary cancer screening for the old and sick
A significant number of physicians would recommend colorectal cancer screening for elderly patients with a severe illness, according to David Haggstrom from the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis in the ...
Health
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Colonoscopy may detect curable cancer in elderly: study
(HealthDay) -- Colonoscopies helped doctors detect a high rate of curable cancer in elderly people who had the screening for the first time, a new study indicates.
Cancer
May 22, 2012 |
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Middle-aged diabetics may need earlier colon checks
(HealthDay) -- Researchers who say they've linked type 2 diabetes with earlier development of precancerous colon lesions recommend people with the blood sugar disorder start colorectal screenings at a younger ...
Diabetes
May 22, 2012 |
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Study supports value of sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy
(HealthDay) -- New research confirms that sigmoidoscopies -- less-invasive alternatives to colonoscopies that don't require sedation -- are effective in lowering the risk of colon cancer.
Cancer
May 21, 2012 |
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Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds.
Cancer
May 21, 2012 |
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Web-based video enhances patient compliance with cancer screening
Patients who watch an online instructional video are more likely to keep their appointments and arrive prepared for a scheduled colonoscopy than those who do not, according to a study by gastroenterologists at the University ...
Cancer
May 19, 2012 |
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Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict Parkinson's
Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
May 15, 2012 |
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Laxative-free CT colonography may be as accurate as colonoscopy in detecting high-risk polyps
A CT-scan-based form of virtual colonoscopy that does not require laxative preparation appears to be as effective as standard colonoscopy in identifying the intestinal polyps most likely to become cancerous. ...
Cancer
May 14, 2012 |
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Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy for melena after nondiagnostic upper endoscopy is lower than previously reported
A new study from researchers in Oregon reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to investigate melena after a nondiagnostic upper endoscopy is lower, 4.8 percent, than previously reported. The rate of therapeutic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Offering lung cancer screening as an insurance benefit would save lives at a relatively low cost
Lung cancer is the most lethal cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer causes more than 150,000 deaths annually and has a survival rate of 16 percent. More Americans die of lung ...
Cancer
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Study examines adherence to colorectal cancer screening recommendations
Patients for whom colonoscopy was recommended were less likely to complete colorectal cancer screening than those patients for whom fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) was recommended or those patients who were given a choice ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Obese white women less likely to seek colon cancer screening
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that obese white women may be less likely than normal-weight counterparts and African-Americans of any weight or gender to seek potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening ...
Cancer
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by variables
A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in Chicago identified two genes that are optimal targets to be analyzed in a new noninvasive test ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Do you really need a colonoscopy? Other tests may be just as good
(Medical Xpress) -- Screening for colorectal cancer—that is, cancers of the colon (large intestine) and rectum—is a proven lifesaver. This is partly due to the fact that this is one cancer which screening can actually ...
Cancer
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Insulin resistance increases risk of colorectal adenomas
(HealthDay) -- Insulin resistance (IR) and central obesity, as measured by waist to hip ratio (WHR), are associated with a significantly increased risk of colorectal adenomas, especially in men, according ...
Cancer
Mar 27, 2012 |
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