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A national lung cancer screening program begins in July, targeting high-risk people without symptoms. This includes people aged between 50 and 70 years who are currently smoking or have quit in the ...

We’ll see how Sussan Ley goes over time trying to fix the paucity of women serving in, or even voting for, her party ...

The Push For Your Tush 5K/10K Walk/Run is Colorectal Cancer Canada’s (CCC) largest annual fundraising initiative in support ...

In 2021, the recommended age for a colonoscopy for someone at average risk was lowered to 45 from 50, after data showed a 15% rise in people 40 to 49 years old between 2000 and 2016. What's ...

In his op-ed “Colonoscopy Prep Is Worse Than IKEA” (June 3), Jim Sollisch gives readers the impression that there has been a universal shift to a three-day bowel preparation for colonoscopies ...

Colonoscopy Prep Is Worse Than IKEA It’s now a three-day process. Medical tests should become easier, not harder, with time. By Jim Sollisch Share ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Rule impacting Star Ratings shows a clear shift in priorities to focus on health outcomes and equity, where success is defined less by ...

Colonoscopy Prep on the Cheap Early detection can significantly reduce deaths from colorectal cancer. More good news: Our reporter figured out how to prep for his screening without spending $85 on ...

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If you have Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, you need a colonoscopy. But for people who don't have any of these risk factors, they can get a Shield test every two years starting at age 45.