Colonoscopy Early in Morning Better for Colon Cancer Screening

UCLA.edu – The effectiveness of colonoscopy for colon cancer screening may depend on the time of day it is performed. According to a new UCLA study, early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, and fewer polyps...

High-definition Colonoscopy Finds More Polyps

MayoClinic.org – High-definition colonoscopy is much more sensitive than standard colonoscopy in finding polyps that could morph into cancer, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. They say their findings, presented at the annual...

Colonoscopy, Virtual Colonoscopy Compared

MDAnderson.org – Today, patients have a wide selection of colorectal cancer screening exams from which to choose, unlike with other types of cancers. Experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center provide insight on the two most...

Colonoscopy – Good Questions to Ask the Doctor

Patients need to be informed and not just pick a doctor out of the phone book or off the Internet when considering getting a colonoscopy. Recent research has shown that an inexperienced doctor can lead to less than perfect outcomes. “Patients need to...

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

Most people assume that cancer is genetic and cannot be avoided. However, according to the American Cancer Society, healthy behaviors could prevent approximately half of cancer deaths.