If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...

FOBT-positive patients who skipped colonoscopy had fourfold higher cancer incidence ...

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A dietitian prepares flavorful clear liquids, like dashi and lime Jell-O. Avoid red-colored liquids before a colonoscopy to prevent inaccurate results. Whether you have a colonoscopy coming up or ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. MedStar Health recently conducted a national survey to learn what people know about colon health: * 77% do not know the correct age for when to get your ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to talk about the importance of screening for colon cancer via colonoscopies. When you're ready to make an appointment, did you know there ...

A patient who had repeatedly refused routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), despite having lost his 80-year-old father to the disease, was again advised to undergo a colonoscopy at age 56. He ...

An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.

How to prep for your colonoscopy during colorectal cancer awareness month plus more health and wellness tips from this week.

The colonoscopy: It may be the most dreaded screening test out there, and it's the next step in KQED's PriceCheck project. We turned to crowdsourcing because health care prices are wildly variable and ...