Tag Archives: colonoscopy

After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

By Trpko Dimovski, MD As a physician, one of the most difficult aspects of my job is battling a patient’s advanced, and sometimes fatal, disease ...

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with a strong sense of purpose in life may be particularly likely ...

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 ...

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 ...