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 ...
Jun 13, 2011
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New Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to reverse the dramatic increase of people aged under 50 being diagnosed and dying from the disease, University of Otago researchers say.
Aug 4, 2023
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A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that a hereditary colon cancer syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), is associated with abnormally dense blood vessel growth in the skin lining the mouth.
Jun 23, 2011
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Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking, and having trouble pushing a chair across the room.
Mar 6, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Men who are more sedentary face a higher risk of recurring colon polyps, according to a new study, even if these men break up their downtime with bouts of recreational activities such as walking, jogging or ...
Oct 28, 2013
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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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A colon cancer screening test developed at the University of Alberta is on its way to commercialization and potential worldwide use, through a new collaboration with a leading Chinese research institute and a U of A spinoff ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure by which to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer. However, it seems that healthy Americans who do undergo this sometimes uncomfortable examination often have repeat screenings ...
Sep 30, 2014
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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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Colon cancer deaths continue to drop across America - except in Mississippi, health officials said Tuesday.
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