Colonoscopies

Butt Seriously Folks, Did You Hear The One About the Colonoscopy?

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Colonoscopies, Colo-Rectal Cancer Screening, Health Post50, Virtual Colonoscopy, What Medicare Covers, Medicare, Colonoscopy, Post50 News, Fifty News

Which is the medical test most dread by mid-lifers that also is a staple of a lot of comedians' repertoire? The colonoscopy, of course. There is so...

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How to Have a Colonoscopy

Sandra Steingraber | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Screening, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Colonoscopy Tips, Personal Health, Colonoscopies, Healthy Living News
Sandra Steingraber

Colon cancer is a leading killer. Colon cancer is highly preventable. The stakes are high. But so is public confusion about screening guidelines.

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This Song Could Save Your Life!

Mache Seibel, MD | Posted 05.28.2012

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Mache Seibel, MD

To help people overcome their fear, I wrote a colonoscopy song. My idea is that if people can sing about something, they can talk about it. And if they can talk about it, they can do something about it.

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Recession Pushes Many Americans To Cut Back On Vital Service

Posted 02.26.2012

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The recession pushed many Americans to cut back on a vital service, one that could have cost some their lives. Americans between the ages of 50 to ...

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Health Insurers Make Record Profits As Many Americans Postpone Care

The New York Times | REED ABELSON | Posted 07.13.2011

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The nation’s major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set...

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Dr. Oz's Colonoscopy Finds Pre-Cancerous Polyp: What Can He Teach Us?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jon LaPook

Everybody should discuss with their doctor getting screened for colon cancer by age 50 -- earlier if there's an increased risk because of factors like a family history or inflammatory bowel disease.

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5-Minute Colon Cancer Test Could Save Thousands

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Virtual Colonoscopy, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society, Colon Cancer, Health, Flexi-Scope Test, Colonoscopies, Colon Cancer Test, Fecal Blood Test, Polyps, Healthy Living News

LONDON — A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40 percent, a new study says. British rese...

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