(HealthDay)—A colonoscopy can find and remove cancerous growths in the colon, but it may not provide much cancer prevention benefit after the age of 75, a new study suggests.
Sep 26, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Making regular visits to a primary care doctor increases the odds you'll be screened for colon cancer, a new study says.
Jul 4, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Colon cancer patients who take low-dose aspirin may have a somewhat better chance of surviving the disease, a large study hints.
Jun 2, 2016
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Colorectal cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in the United States, expected to claim the lives of an estimated 49,190 people in 2016. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to increase access to CRC screening ...
May 6, 2016
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(HealthDay)—A new, but small, study finds more evidence that a recently approved, stool-based colon cancer test may be effective for certain patients.
Apr 19, 2016
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Kevin R. Riggs, M.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed billing data to determine the proportion of colonoscopies for colon cancer screening and polyp surveillance ...
Feb 2, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Tests for blood in the stool can consistently detect colon cancer when used on an annual basis, and they are effective even in the second, third and fourth years of screening, a new study says.
Jan 26, 2016
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Mailing yearly stool kits—an alternative to the often-dreaded colonoscopy—has helped Group Health to boost rates of lifesaving screening for colon cancer, according to new research from Group Health Research Institute.
Nov 16, 2015
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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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(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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