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Putting Off Your Colonoscopy? Now You Can Get a Blood Test Instead
The American Cancer Society’s newest recommendations include blood tests, in addition to stool tests and colonoscopy.
The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...
This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Getting a colonoscopy can feel a bit awkward. The idea of a long tube with a fiberoptic camera inside your large intestine sounds invasive. But it’s recommended for everyone ...
A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...
Even though her birth mother died from colorectal cancer in 2018, Brianna Dean kept putting off getting a colonoscopy for years. Dean didn’t think she needed one. She was young. She felt healthy. The ...
A colonoscopy is recommended every decade for people over 45. The screening is used to detect colon cancer. But roughly 40% of eligible Americans don't get a colonoscopy, often because they don't want ...
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