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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients were advised to return for future colonoscopy, regardless of life expectancy or if current ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risks for CRC and CRC-specific death were lower for 15 years in the group with a negative first colonoscopy.

Pre- and postoperative colonoscopy care does not increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection in total joint arthroplasty patients, according to a May 7 study published in JAMA Network. The ...

A majority of older adults undergoing surveillance colonoscopy were invited to return for a subsequent colonoscopy, even when no significant polyps were detected and they had a limited life expectancy ...

Most older adults with low-risk surveillance colonoscopy findings and/or limited life expectancy are advised to undergo a repeat procedure in the future, according to a new study. Among nearly 10,000 ...

New information just released from the American Cancer Society found three in five people are now being diagnosed with advanced-stage colorectal cancer. “It wasn't that long ago that only 50% of all ...

About The Study: In this study of 9,740 surveillance colonoscopies among 9,601 adults ages 70 to 85 with prior colorectal adenoma, colorectal cancer detection was rare regardless of prior adenoma ...

Colorectal cancer was rarely detected via surveillance colonoscopies in older adults regardless of prior adenoma finding, a large observational study found. Among 9,601 patients ages 70 to 85 with a ...

Here are 10 recent findings on colonoscopies, based on recent studies published in various journals. 1. Poor bowel prep leads to missed polyps. In a study of colonoscopies involving poor bowel preps, ...