A new Veterans Affairs study finds that delays in undergoing colonoscopy following an abnormal stool test increase the risk of a colorectal cancer diagnosis and cancer-related death. The results ...
Delaying a follow-up diagnostic colonoscopy more than 10 months after a positive fecal immunochemical test may increase patients' risk for any colorectal cancer and for higher-stage colon cancer, a ...
New data suggest that for individuals who do not have an adenoma detected on an index colonoscopy, the risk of developing an advanced neoplasia (AN) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is lower in those who ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interval FIT was positive in 14% to 17% of patients after colonoscopy, regardless of polypectomy history. High ...
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Contextual socio-economic factors, health-care access, and general practitioner (GP) involvement may influence colonoscopy uptake and its timing after positive faecal occult blood testing (FOBT). Our ...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Colorado doctors are warning the deadly disease is on the rise among young people. Diagnoses in people under 50 have risen by more than 50% since 1994.
Jennifer Jones wasn’t overly concerned when she went in for her first routine colonoscopy at age 50. Jones, who was the first African-American Radio City Rockette, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that she had ...