SAINT LOUIS, Miss. (KFSN) -- Ninety-percent of all colon cancers are preventable, yet more than twenty-four million Americans who should have the recommended screening test will not do it. There are ...

Earlier initiation of average-risk screening at age 45 reflects increasing concern about younger-onset colorectal cancer ...

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Due to existing payment structures and practice patterns for colonoscopy, reducing endoscopist reimbursement may diminish access to and quality of colorectal cancer screening. Colonoscopy ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that people who get screened for colon cancer are less likely to end up dying of the disease. But it matters what doctor performs the test, ...

Some Iowa doctors are expressing concerns over a land mark study that questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies. The study — the largest of its kind — was recently published in The New England ...

Dear Doctor: Now that I’ve turned 50, I need to get a colonoscopy, but I just can’t drink that disgusting prep solution. I’ve tried three different times, but I wind up so nauseated that I can’t ...