Your health insurance will typically cover a colonoscopy in full, provided it’s a screening and you meet certain eligibility requirements. While diagnostic colonoscopies may also be covered, you will ...

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.

Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It typically begins as a small growth of tissue called a polyp in the lining of the colon or rectum. While not all polyps become cancerous, ...

After a negative complete colonoscopy, patients who have their colonoscopy performed at a hospital by a non-gastroenterologist may be at higher risk of developing subsequent colorectal cancer than ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Between 2016 and 2021, the percentage of screening colonoscopies performed by a family physician saw a decrease across the country. A substantial proportion of colonoscopies have been performed by ...

ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic testing ...

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