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WEBVTT EMILY: 5 ON YOUR HEALTH. A COLONOSCOPY IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR PREVENTING AND DIAGNOSING COLON CANCER. BUT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, IT’S NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO, SOME EVEN FEAR IT. NOW ...

A colonoscopy is considered the gold standard when it comes to screening for colon polyps and colorectal cancer. Yet a colonoscopy – and the steps required to get one – can cause a spike of anxiety.

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

The new guidelines are another method of keeping a high-quality standard for colorectal cancer screening. The latest recommendations on quality indicators for colonoscopy were released on August 22, ...

About 55% of patients with a navigator got a timely colonoscopy, compared with nearly 43% of patients who didn’t get the extra help People are seven times more likely to die if they delay colonoscopy ...

Timely follow-up colonoscopies can reduce the mortality rate from colorectal cancer, and patient navigators can play an important role in facilitating screening, according to researchers at the U of A ...