A colonoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that examines the colon for abnormalities helping detect and prevent colon cancer ...

You may need to reschedule the exam since they won't be able to visualize your colon if stool is still present. Sometimes, a ...

Recovery from a colonoscopy, an examination of the large intestine used to screen for colon cancer, takes about a day. While the procedure lasts only around an hour, it takes at least one hour to ...

It often helps to know what to expect. A colonoscopy takes less than an hour to perform. You will wear a hospital gown and lie on your side on an exam table. The healthcare team will place an ...

With statistics like these, can a colonoscopy be any more traumatic than seeing a dentist for teeth cleaning and examination? Both are extremely beneficial. And with a little knowledge ...

Beginning Jan. 1, patients in four states now have full insurance coverage for their colonoscopy procedures.

I'm calling you about your colonoscopy that's scheduled for next week… Seven days prior to the exam you need to stop anti-inflammatory medications and blood thinner medications… Two days prior ...

Can we talk about this randomized trial of screening colonoscopy for colon cancer and why it has caused so much, maybe, confusion or so much change and concern out there? Dr. Johnson, give us a ...

The law follows the passage of Legislative Bill 92 in 2023 and includes a provision that required insurance plans to cover screening colonoscopies, as well as an annual stool-based preventative ...

Fourth, some rapidly progressing cancers may be absent at the last colonoscopy examination. Therefore, improved endoscopic techniques with an increased accuracy of adenoma detection may help ...

The Chicago health-care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred Contos, 45, for a colonoscopy, citing in part a family history of colon issues. “My primary-care ...