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(BPT) – Thinking about a colonoscopy may make you uncomfortable, and maybe even a little worried – especially if you have never had one before. But a colonoscopy is a relatively simple procedure that ...

(BPT) – Are you due for a colonoscopy? The American Cancer Society recommends that anyone 45 and older, who is of average risk for colorectal cancer, should begin getting this essential screening.

CHICAGO — Patient recall of colonoscopy findings and follow-up procedures fades quickly, according to a new study. "Most patients were not able to recall the number of polyps detected if the ...

Interval fecal immunochemical testing was positive in up to 17% of patients after colonoscopy regardless of polypectomy, ...

A study, published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt, examined complication rates after patients underwent a colonoscopy screening. Nadine Zwink, PhD, of the Heidelberg, Germany-based German Cancer Research ...

Sort of. If we're talking about the re-test, and your first one came up negative. A virtual colonoscopy replaces an operation and a scope up your butt with x-rays and other imaging. But you still need ...