In a recent white paper, Colon Prep Center discusses the difficulty in regulating and explaining the colonoscopy preparation process, which is largely patients’ responsibility. Colon Prep Center ...

Data for this study was provided by the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry (NHCR)—a statewide colonoscopy registry funded by the National Cancer Institute that began (initially through a pilot project ...

If you're in your 40s, you might think colon cancer is something to worry about decades from now. But alarming new research ...

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They’re no fun to get, but colonoscopies save lives. That’s what data on 2,602 patients, who underwent the screening test and had potentially cancerous polyps removed from their colons, showed. Over ...

Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy led to a greater removal rate of exclusively benign lesions compared with colonoscopies that did not use AI, according to data analyzed from a ...

Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined guidance and strategies on how to educate patients on the costs of diagnostic colonoscopies compared to those for screening in a blog post . 1. If a patient ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

Dear Doctors: My internist has recommended a colonoscopy. I dread having it, though, because I'm concerned about the liquid laxative prep it requires. I suffer from IBS, which is often painful. Is it ...