News tagged with colonoscopy
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Poor colonoscopy prep hides pre-cancerous polyps
(Medical Xpress) -- What happens on the day before a colonoscopy may be just as important as the colon-screening test itself.
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Mar 27, 2012 |
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Increase seen in use of anesthesiologists to provide sedation during endoscopies, colonoscopies
Between 2003 and 2009, the use of anesthesia services to provide sedation during endoscopies and colonoscopies increased substantially, according to a study in the March 21 issue of JAMA. The authors also found that most o ...
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Study shows colorectal cancer screening rates high in patients with multiple health problems
A study by University of Kentucky researchers showed that in Appalachia, colorectal cancer screening rates were higher in the population with multiple morbidities or diseases compared to those who had no morbidities at all.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Training more black physicians to do colonoscopies could save lives
(Medical Xpress) -- Nobody likes to talk about a colonoscopy, much less get one. Sure, there’s the “ick” factor. But for certain segments of the population, including African Americans and other medically underserved ...
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Mar 16, 2012 |
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A new treatment option for Clostridium difficile: Fecal transplantation
Fecal transplantation through colonoscopy is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Pressures to increase volume of colonoscopies adversely impacts how screenings are performed
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 92 percent of more than 1,000 gastroenterologists responding to a survey believed that pressures to increase the volume of colonoscopies adversely impacted how ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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ACP releases new colorectal cancer screening guidance statement
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in the United States. ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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Fecal transplant feasible for recurrent <i>C. difficile</i> infection
(HealthDay) -- Recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) can successfully be treated in the vast majority of patients through a fecal transplantation procedure via colonoscopy, according to ...
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Mar 03, 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.
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Mar 02, 2012 |
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Colon Cancer Alliance and American College of Radiology demand Medicare cover virtual colonoscopy
In response to a study published online Feb. 23 in Radiology which showed that virtual colonoscopies are comparably affective to standard colonoscopy at detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps in adults ages 65 an ...
Cancer
Feb 23, 2012 |
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CT colonography shown to be comparable to standard colonoscopy
Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect cancer and precancerous polyps in people ages 65 and older, according ...
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Study: Virtual colonoscopy effective screening tool for adults over 65
Computed tomography (CT) colonography can be used as a primary screening tool for colorectal cancer in adults over the age of 65, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Recession and high co-pays tied to fewer colonoscopy screenings among people with health insurance
The recent U.S. economic recession was the longest and most severe since World War II. During this period, personal spending on health care grew at the slowest rate in over 50 years, suggesting that Americans used less health ...
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Feb 21, 2012 |
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Study examines quality of colonoscopy reporting and performance
Researchers in the Netherlands assessed the quality of colonoscopy reporting in daily clinical practice and evaluated the quality of colonoscopy performance. They found that colonoscopy reporting varied significantly in clinical ...
Cancer
Jan 23, 2012 |
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New test offers greater accuracy in early detection of colorectal cancer
Results of two studies suggest that a new, investigational colorectal cancer screening test developed in a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences Inc. of Madison, Wis., is highly accurate and significantly more ...
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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