Study Confirms Older Americans Need to Have Colonoscopy at Age 50 (Senior Journal)

Sept. 3, 2008 ? People over age 50, who are still wrestling with the decision of whether they should have a colonoscopy, received another wake-up call this week from a study detailing the rapid increase of polyps ? the precursor of virtually all colorectal cancers ? that begin to occur at that age.

Brad Garrett: Prevention 'Right Up My Alley' (ABC News)

Brad Garrett will get a prostate exam on TV, but will it help cancer awareness?

Parts of the Body Involved (ThirdAge)

Your colon must be completely cleaned out before the procedure. Any stool left in the colon will block the doctor's view and limit the procedure's success. A number of cleansing methods may be used, including enemas, laxatives, and a clear-liquid diet.

Study Confirms Colorectal Cancer Screening Should Start At Age 50 (Medical News Today)

Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50. Additionally, African Americans have a higher rate of proximal, or right-sided, polyps, and may have a worse prognosis for survival if the polyps become cancerous.

Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50 (EurekAlert!)

( American Gastroenterological Association ) Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50. Additionally, African Americans have a higher rate of proximal, or right-sided, polyps, and may have a worse prognosis for survival if the polyps become cancerous. Therefore, the results of ...

Diverticulosis and diet (WABC-TV New York)

Diverticulosis is a intestinal disorder affecting millions of Americans.

MU gets $1.35 million for rural health initiative (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)

WASHINGTON -- Marshall University has received more than $1.35 million in federal funding for its Southern West Virginia Rural Preventive Medicine and "Virtual Colonoscopy" Outreach Project.

Taking the mystery out of midlife health exams (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By NANCY KALISH It?s a fact of midlife: After 40, we?re more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health. Learning that you have to undergo something with a hard-to-pronounce name (what is a colposcopy, anyway?) can be unsettling, but it doesn?t have to be. Here?s what to expect during five of the most common procedures, and how long you can expect to wait for results. Stress ...

Health board forced into apology over cancer death (The Herald)

Health board officials been forced to apologise to a former NHS trust director over the "shocking" delays in her late husband's cancer diagnosis.

Marshall Gets $1.3 Million in Rural Health Funding (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)

WV Senator Robert C. Byrd announced today more than $1.346 million in federal funding for the Marshall University Southern West Virginia Rural Preventive Medicine & ?Virtual Colonoscopy? Outreach Project.

Study Confirms Colorectal Cancer Screening Should Start At Age 50

Main Category: Colorectal Cancer Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 04 Sep 2008 - 4:00 PDT Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in ...

Muscat Private Hospital offers state-of-the-art laparoscopic services

Belonging to the broader field of endoscopy, Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery , band aid surgery, keyhole surgery or ben ogg surgery is a modern surgical technique in which operation ...

Study Confirms Older Americans Need to Have Colonoscopy at Age 50

Medicare's coverage of tests for colorectal cancer. More about colon cancer. Sept. 3, 2008 - People over age 50, who are still wrestling with the decision of whether they should have a colonoscopy, received ...

A Mere Colonoscopy Away From the Presidency

Alexander Haig assures the press that someone is running the government after President Reagan was shot.

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50

Colorectal adenomas , the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50.

Taking the mystery out of midlife health exams

It's a fact of midlife: After 40, we're more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health.

Boomer Gal 40: Life's tales written on refrigerator door

The note on my refrigerator door says, 'Dear Patient: Time for your colonoscopy!'' The cheery reminder is next to the prescription for the 'progressives'' to help my regressing eyesight, and above a coupon for ...

Breathing for Your Brain

Dave Clark doesn't need a video store. He catches a movie every weekday -- at the hospital.

Homer Simpson to Get Colonoscopy

Not on the show though. Homer Simpson will participate in the new campaign to "Stand Up to Cancer," which is a fund-raiser that will air on ABC, CBS and NBC Sept.

Medical facility to host informational picnic

The Regency Medical campus invites the public to attend its inaugural health information picnic, "Fall Into Good Health," from noon to 4 p.m. on Aug.