Oncology & Cancer
Longer colonoscopies linked to lower cancer rate
If a colonoscopy seems like the type of thing you'd like to get done with quickly, think again.
Aug 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New blood test for colon cancer improves colonoscopy screening results
Canadian researchers have found a way to screen blood samples for molecular traces that indicate the presence of precancerous polyps in the colon, a key warning sign for colon cancer. Their results, published this week in ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
'Scoring system' may spot those in greatest need of colonoscopy
(HealthDay)— Colonoscopy can save lives, but experts agree that testing rates remain too low. Now, researchers say a special scoring system might point to those people at highest risk for colon cancer, who may need the ...
Aug 11, 2015
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Cancers caught during screening colonoscopy are more survivable
Patients whose colorectal cancer (CRC) is detected during a screening colonoscopy are likely to survive longer than those who wait until they have symptoms before having the test, according to a study in the July issue of ...
Jul 13, 2015
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Capsule colonoscopy deemed 'adequate' alternative
(HealthDay)—In an average-risk screening population, capsule colonoscopy seems adequate for patients who cannot undergo colonoscopy or who had incomplete colonoscopies, although additional research is needed to improve ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Regular colonoscopy can prevent bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. The prognosis depends greatly on the stage at which the tumour is discovered. Colonoscopy is regarded as the best method for identifying pre-cancerous changes. If these ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Physicians say high-definition scopes accurately assess polyps
It may not be necessary for experienced gastroenterologists to send polyps they remove from a patient's colon to a pathologist for examination, according to a large study conducted by physician researchers at the Jacksonville ...
Dec 16, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Major complications after abortion are extremely rare, study shows
In the most comprehensive look yet at the safety of abortion, researchers at UC San Francisco have concluded that major complications are rare, occurring less than a quarter of a percent of the time, about the same frequency ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Support for fecal testing in familial colorectal cancer screening
Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) may be as effective as colonoscopies when it comes to detecting colorectal cancer among first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New home test shakes up colon cancer screening
Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screenings can get a new home test that's noninvasive and doesn't require the icky preparation most other methods do.
Oct 26, 2014
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