A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study found that patients are more likely to get colonoscopies following abnormal stool test results if patient navigators assist them through the process.

Patient navigation was more effective than usual care in increasing follow-up colonoscopy rates after an abnormal stool test result, a new randomized controlled trial revealed. The intervention led to ...

Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance is widely implemented to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet increasing evidence raises concerns about whether current strategies are ...

A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

Nearly half of patients prefer more frequent colonoscopies, but most are comfortable with specialist recommendations. Updated guidelines suggest extended intervals for lower-risk patients, emphasizing ...

The following article is written Brian Fanning, product manager for ScopeGuide and colonoscopes, and Nadine Clark, product manager for GI and OR accessories, at Olympus America. Despite the routine ...

CHICAGO — People can be mightily reluctant to get a colonoscopy for reasons like cost, language barriers, or fear of what the exam might discover. One of the best counters to such barriers are patient ...

A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted—a take-home kit or colonoscopy—compared to those who were only ...

In adults aged 75 years or older, the risk for death from causes other than colorectal cancer greatly exceeded the 10-year risk for diagnosis or colorectal cancer-specific death.

Who says colonoscopy prep can't come with a tiny drink umbrella?

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 ...