TUPELO — The age range for colon cancer screenings lowered in recent years to include younger individuals as the incidence rate of colon cancer shifted. Dr. Stephen Amann, a gastroenterologist at ...

A recently published study in a high-profile medical journal appeared to call into question the efficacy of colonoscopy, a proven and widely utilized strategy for the screening and prevention of ...

A large share of screening colonoscopies in adults over age 75 years were performed on individuals with a limited life expectancy, a group that stands to benefit little and carries a greater risk for ...

ChatGPT4 outperformed gastroenterology practitioners and showed better concordance with the 2020 US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (USMSTF) guidelines in determining rescreening and ...

Individuals invited to undergo screening colonoscopy had a lower risk of colorectal cancer compared with those who did not undergo screening, a European randomized trial found, though the reduction ...

Patients with an average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) are candidates for noninvasive tests, such as multitarget stool DNA (mtsDNA), whereas those with a higher risk, including those with a family ...

Colorectal cancer is rising at an alarming rate, particularly among younger adults, yet daily responsibilities like laundry, child care and work chores are taking priority over preventive health care, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Polyp detection rate in the Endocuff-assisted group was 72% vs. 57.4% in the standard colonoscopy group.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early. Primary care and prevention experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-age adults. The promise has been that if you endure the awkwardness and invasiveness of having a camera travel the length of your large ...

A single-center study published in JAMA supported recent recommendations that the age of colorectal cancer screening age be lowered to 45, Medpage Today reported June 3. The study, conducted by ...