New research questions the benefits for some older adults of screening colonoscopies and the drug levothyroxine (Synthroid) ...

CHICAGO — Colon cancer is highly treatable and often curable. But while early screening is the best way to catch the disease, studies indicate that 17% to 28% of colorectal polyps—the precancerous ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but with early detection with a colonoscopy screening, it’s often preventable. Terrence Ates, a ...

Gene mutations in colon cells lead to the formation of adenomas, which can develop into colorectal cancer. Therefore, ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50 and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., highlighting the importance of routine screenings. Adults ...

To reduce the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC), many countries like Germany support a policy of two screening colonoscopies 10 years apart. A new modelling study from Germany indicates that, holding ...

A prospective cohort study explored the effect of adherence to follow-up colonoscopy after positive FOBT on risk of developing colon cancer ...

People receiving blood-based colorectal screening tests showed disappointingly low rates of receiving follow-up colonoscopies that are essential when tests are abnormal, with follow-up rates as low as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

Colonoscopy screening is for people who feel healthy because that’s when we detect early growths in the colon.' ...

Editor’s Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this ...