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People are posting about their colonoscopies on social media. Here's why experts say that's...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 3 months agoWhy it matters that regular people are also posting about getting a colonoscopy. (Getty Images)...
Colon cancer is on the rise in young people — but colonoscopies aren't routine until age 45. Here's...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 5 months agoWhat to know about colonoscopies, which screen for colon cancer. (Getty Creative) OntheRunPhoto via...
Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoColorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Older adults should take note: “Most...
Colonoscopies may not prevent cancer deaths, study suggests. Doctors disagree.
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe benefits of colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer may have been exaggerated, according to...
Column: Is 75 the right age to wait for death? Steve Lopez isn't quite ready to pack it in
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoExercise physiologist Jesse Hickerson, left, and nurse Deborah Kuntz keep track of David...
Despite chatter about new study, don't skip that colonoscopy, Austin expert says
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAre colonoscopies really necessary? That's the question some people might have asked recently when they heard about a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week. The ...
Study raises questions about colonoscopies for cancer screening. What doctors want you to know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor more than 20 years, American adults have been told to get colonoscopies beginning in middle age to prevent colon cancer. But evidence supporting colonoscopy has never met the "gold standard ...
Doctors and patients are worried this large health insurer's new policy will delay care
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLaTesha Harrison needs one or two scopes of her digestive system every year so her doctor can track...
Promising new blood test could catch colon cancer early, expand screening options
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of...
A New Blood Test to Screen for Colorectal Cancer Shows Promise
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new, noninvasive colorectal cancer test can detect cancer and pre-cancers with a blood sample....