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Lance Bass Undergoes Colonoscopy at La Peer for Colon Cancer Awareness In honor of March being Colon Cancer Awareness Month, actor and singer Lance Bass opted to undergo colonoscopy screening at La Peer Health Systems' Colonoscopy Center of Excellence. “I wanted to get this done because…I host a radio show and I … Full News [...]

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Colon cancer screening study shows doctors' influence is critical If you're 50 or older, here's today's reason to check in regularly with your doctor: A new study finds that patients who see their physician, for any reason, are nearly six times more likely to be screened for colon cancer than those who skip medical … [...]

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Carly Q. Romalino: Assemblyman Burzichelli probed about colon health in on … In the name of awareness, Assemblyman John Burzichelli worked up the nerve last week for his fourth, and most public, colonoscopy on air for his local access TV show “Eye on Paulsboro.” Millions of Americans keep putting off their first colonoscopy, … Full [...]

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Questions About Colon Screening Coverage Still Vex Consumers These tests include colonoscopy (in which a doctor inserts a flexible tube with a video camera at the end into the anus to examine the large intestine for polyps, tumors and other abnormalities), sigmoidoscopy (a similar process that examines only the … Full News here – Read [...]

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New Tools to Detect Colon Cancer … and removing cancer in its earliest stages. UConn is one of the first medical centers to use high definition endoscopes which have higher resolutions to better detect smaller polyps during a colonoscopy and see the surface of your colon more clearly. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Colon Cancer Patient Advocates and Physicians Urge Congress to Pass Bill … Virtual colonoscopy uses high-tech, low-dose computed tomography (CT) to produce three-dimensional, moving images of the colon. The virtual exam is far less invasive than standard colonoscopy and doesn't require sedation. Afterward, people can go back … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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To Prevent Colon Cancer, Get Your Butt to the Doctor 2. Colonoscopies Aren't That Bad. During a colonoscopy, a doctor gently inserts a long, flexible tube with a light and camera on the end into your rectum to scope out signs of cancer. The test itself is no big deal. You're under anesthetic and won't [...]

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Colonoscopies Can Nip Colon Cancer In The Bud Five days before, quit using aspirin and ibuprofen. Three days out, stop eating roughage like red meats, beans, lettuce, popcorn and nuts. Two days before, you'll need to switch over to a liquid diet. You'll also need to take a solution to clear things … Full News [...]

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March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Colon cancer is the third leading cause of death in both men and women in this country, colon cancer can be detected and prevented with one very simple test — a colonoscopy. And yet, nearly 40 percent of at-risk Americans are not taking this … Full News here – [...]

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Colon Prep Center: Finds New Ways to Cleanse Bowels As every endoscopy nurse knows all too well, a number of things must occur before a successful colonoscopy can be performed—things that the nurses and physicians involved with the procedure have little or no control over. Of course, I'm referring to … Full News here – [...]

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Colon Polyp Surveillance: Need-to-Know Changes A key principle of the 2006 guideline was risk stratification of patients on the basis of findings at the baseline colonoscopy. The surveillance schema identified 2 major risk groups on the basis of likelihood of developing advanced neoplasia during … Full News here – Read more on Medscape

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Drs. Oz and Roizen: First colonoscopy reduces chance of colon cancer When Marge Simpson gives Homer "the most important gift a man your age can get" — a colonoscopy — his doctor explains that early detection can lead to "the complete removal of tumorous polyps." That's because a colonoscopy is not simply an … Full [...]

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www.socalgastroenterologist.com Informational video about colonoscopy and colon screening. Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large colon and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It may provide a visual diagnosis (eg ulceration, polyps) and grants the opportunity [...]

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New colon cancer screening facility opens doors "Patients would typically wait about six months to a year to have their screening colonoscopy," said institute co-founder Dr. Cedric Lorenzo. "We'll try to get it down to less than a month, hopefully, so patients can have this lifesaving procedure … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Study: Aspirin may help treat some colon cancers Among patients with the mutations, those who regularly took aspirin lived longer than those who didn't, a major study found. Five years after their cancers were diagnosed, 97 percent of the aspirin users were still alive versus 74 percent of those not … Full News here – [...]

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