Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood tests are emerging as an innovative tool for colorectal cancer detection because they have the potential to save lives ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . They noted: “We decided to design two companion studies, one that would address adherence and pathology outcomes ...

Med DataLink Gastroenterology, a medical data management and remote intraoperative monitoring software provider, has expanded its GI test analysis service. Med DataLink offers healthcare providers the ...

Colonoscopy billing can be very complex, hinging on distinctions between screening and diagnostic intent. A single ICD-10 code, CPT selection or missing modifier can shift a procedure from fully ...

A study by Pickhardt et al. in the most recent issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine reports a miss rate of approximately 10 percent for large (>5mm) precancerous polyps during conventional ...

SAN DIEGO — For patients with a positive fecal immunochemical test, the risk for colorectal cancer increases if diagnostic colonoscopy is delayed beyond 6 months, according to new research. "In breast ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study ...