The updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45—rather than 50—can ...

The FIT results came back positive for 3.6% of the younger group and for 4.0% of those age 50 (RR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.98).

SAINT CLOUD – Central Minnesota prep athletes had another impressive week last week. There were soccer players with hat tricks, a football player with four touchdowns, as well as impressive ...

Ask your physician about the best bowel preparation options for you. 4. Arrange to have a responsible driver take you home after the procedure A colonoscopy requires sedation, so medical offices will ...

Colonoscopy prep, such as bowel preparation, safe colonoscope insertion, and more qualify as quality indicators for ...

It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t ...

We submitted our comments last month and are optimistic that the proposed coverage will be finalized in November — and take effect in January 2025.

Who needs to worry about colon cancer, and what tests will we be able to use in the future for early cancer detection?

Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended.

FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45 ...

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 ...