Updated colorectal cancer screening effective for adults 45–50, study suggests
The updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45—rather than 50—can ...
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How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
Adequate bowel preparation is key for an effective colonoscopy, says Dr. Paul Johnson, a colon and rectal surgeon at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee. Proper prep increases the ...
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Q&A: Researchers discuss how PrEP medication can help lower HIV infections in women
People at risk for contracting HIV from sex can reduce their risk of infection by up to 99% when they take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an antiretroviral medication, as directed. However ...
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20 Things You Didn’t Know About Colon Cancer
Who needs to worry about colon cancer, and what tests will we be able to use in the future for early cancer detection?
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Colonoscopies among young people on the rise
Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening ... Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs might help with alcoholism, opioid ...
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You’re due for a colonoscopy, but what if you don’t want it?
Large polyps and colon cancers sporadically ooze small amounts of blood. If blood is detected, the patient must have a colonoscopy. Another more complex fecal test is Cologuard, repeated every ...
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20 Things You Didn’t Know About Colon Cancer
The treatment is done by resecting the suspected lesion(s) during the colonoscopy ... is also important that the prep is adequate. If there are stools left in the colon, the gastroenterologist ...
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Update on Colonoscopy Preparation, Premedication and Sedation
Investigators in Indianapolis (IN, USA) prospectively studied 712 subjects having EGD, either alone or combined with colonoscopy, to assess the effect of a split-dose bowel preparation on residual ...
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You’re Due for a Colonoscopy, but What if You Don’t Want It?
Large polyps and colon cancers sporadically ooze small amounts of blood. If blood is detected, the patient must have a colonoscopy ... to know about its symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fewer young people are having sex, and the teens and young adults who are sexually active aren’t using ...
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CNN’s Abby Phillip criticizes Walz for lack of preparation for debate
CNN’s Abby Phillip criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for what she described as an apparent lack of preparation for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate. “I think we shouldn’t lose ...
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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Could Interfere With Endoscopy, Colonoscopy
Because the drugs can also cause constipation ... Among 140 patients who underwent colonoscopy or a colonoscopy-plus-EGD, ...