Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vicari noted gastroenterologists have a strong understanding of the value of colonoscopy; however, they need to ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a perfect time to remind people how important it is to get screened for colon cancer. Colonoscopy is the standard used for screening; ...
New guidelines introduce quality indicators like bowel preparation adequacy and sessile serrated lesion detection rates for colonoscopy. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) threshold increased from 30% ...
A large share of screening colonoscopies in adults over age 75 years were performed on individuals with a limited life expectancy, a group that stands to benefit little and carries a greater risk for ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with inflammatory bowel disease, colonoscopy within 3 years before colorectal cancer diagnosis was ...
Colon cancer is appearing more often in younger adults, and many of those cases go undetected until the disease has already spread.
Certain barriers to colonoscopy completion among patients with abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results may be modifiable, a survey of healthcare workers at a safety net health system ...
A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...