colon cancer screening

Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not Associated Press

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A study conducted by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene demonstrates the notable success of a multifaceted campaign to improve colonoscopy rates among racial and ethnic minorities and women.

Results show a 20-percentage point jump in colonoscopy screenings among all New Yorkers ages 50 and older and the elimination of disparities across several demographic populations.

One in three adults who have been screened for colon cancer fail to follow up with repeat screenings as recommended, according to a new survey.

(Northwestern University) Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem researchers have found that combining novel optical technologies with a common colon cancer screening test may allow doctors to more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in women.

The study combined a polarization-gating optical probe alongside traditional flexible sigmoidoscopy to measure the early increase in blood supply in rectal tissue as a marker for colon cancer.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No. 2 cancer killer - colorectal cancer - miss them, despite years of public efforts to make colon screening as widespread as tests for breast and prostate cancer....

(Northwestern University) Recent clinical trials show that a new colon cancer screening technique created by Northwestern University researchers has a high enough sensitivity that it could potentially be as or more successful than a colonoscopy in screening for colon cancer.

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