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By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez When Crawford Clay discovered blood on his shorts at the end a routine run in the spring of 2014, he did ...
Read More »Colon Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger White Adults
‘Scoring System’ May Spot Those in Greatest Need of Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy can save lives, but experts agree that testing rates remain too low. Now, researchers say a special scoring system might point to those people ...
Read More »Doctor Who Does Your Colonoscopy Makes A Difference
The doctor performing your colonoscopy makes a difference in whether you’ll develop colon cancer or die from it, a new study finds. Colonoscopy saves lives, ...
Read More »Colon Cancer Rates Rising Among Americans Under 50
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Although the overall rate of colon cancer has fallen in recent decades, new research ...
Read More »Obesity Tied to Half a Million Cancers Worldwide, Report Shows
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with close to 500,000 new cancer cases worldwide each year, and nearly two-thirds of obesity-related ...
Read More »Want to Raise At-Home, Colon Cancer Screening Rates? Run a Lottery
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a ...
Read More »New At-Home Test For Colon Cancer Is Less Icky
By Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screening can get a new home test that’s ...
Read More »Medicare May Cover New, At-Home Colon Cancer Test
By Michelle Andrews Medicare beneficiaries may get speedier coverage for a newly approved screening test for colorectal cancer under a pilot project in which two federal agencies ...
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