Timely follow-up colonoscopies can reduce the mortality rate from colorectal cancer, and patient navigators can play an important role in facilitating screening. A University of Arizona Health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A $100 rideshare starting at age 45 that doubled colonoscopy completion from 35% to 70% would reduce CRC cases ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient navigation program addressed barriers to getting a colonoscopy, including insurance and transportation ...

A patient navigation program significantly increased follow-up colonoscopy among those with an abnormal FIT result. Ninety-four percent of patients who received navigation completed colonoscopy at 1 ...

Rideshare transportation for abnormal FIT results can double colonoscopy completion rates, reducing CRC cases and deaths significantly. The intervention is cost-saving, generating more than $330,000 ...

Program increases receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among persons aged 50 to 75 years with an abnormal stool test result. HealthDay News — A patient navigation program is effective for increasing ...

A gastrointestinal doctor reveals the mistakes you should avoid if you want to lower your risk of colon cancer.

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TUPELO — A colonoscopy conducted after noticing abnormal bleeding led to a colon cancer diagnosis for a 44-year-old mother of two. Ashley Beane, now 46, is a registered nurse at Population Health who ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the "gold standard" of colonoscopy or a ...

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that could have become tumors.

Timely follow-up colonoscopies can reduce the mortality rate from colorectal cancer, and patient navigators can play an important role in facilitating screening, according to researchers at the U of A ...