FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THE PRODUCTS. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S NEWEST GUIDELINES RECOMMEND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS BEGIN AT THE AGE OF 45 INSTEAD OF 50. JACKIE PASCALE SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a colonoscopy yesterday, something I have held off since getting my first one 15 years ago at age 46. The dreaded prep wasn’t as horrible as I remembered, so I am now less ...

Our team recommends starting regular colorectal cancer screenings at age 45. Colorectal cancer screenings, such as a colonoscopy or at-home FIT testing, help detect colon and rectal cancer early.

Is the risk of a colonoscopy under these circumstances greater than the risk of my getting colon cancer due to Lynch syndrome ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Are there any easier alternatives to a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer? I just turned 60 and my wife keeps nagging me to get tested, but I hate the idea of drinking that ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure that diagnoses and helps monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This can play an essential role in preventing and treating colorectal cancer. Doctors diagnose IBD using ...

Patients at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Clinic may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis B and C while undergoing routine colonoscopy procedures, according to an Oct. 12 report from Fox ...

Medicare pays for colonoscopy screening tests, but how often they're covered depends on whether you are at high or low risk for colorectal cancer. If you are at low risk for colorectal cancer, ...

It was a first for actor Ryan Reynolds, who allowed a video crew to capture his colonoscopy screening on camera to raise awareness of the increase in colon cancer diagnoses among people under 50.

A new price comparison study finds over 50% higher facility fees for commercially insured colonoscopies performed in hospitals rather than ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), suggesting that “money has ...