I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

Methods Our study included patients on GLP-1 who underwent colonoscopy between 2023 and 2024. The primary objective was to compare the effectiveness of Suprep versus GoLYTELY, evaluated using the ...

For patients with poor tolerance (such as abdominal distention and vomiting), saline was added for bowel preparation. All the participants had clinic visits at weeks 0, 4, 8, and 12. Figure 1 Study ...

"Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard when screening for colorectal cancer," says gastroenterologist Dr. Brian McGee, MD. "It’s a safe procedure that is the only cancer screening tool that can ...

The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

A considerable proportion of bowel preparation claims for screening colonoscopy involve patient cost-sharing, according to a ...

Out-of-pocket expenses for bowel preparation may limit access to colonoscopy, potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified in 2016 that under the Affordable Care Act, bowel prep kits used for colonoscopy screening should be covered with no out-of-pocket costs.