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Not just colonoscopy: New colon cancer screening guidance adds stool and blood tests

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

3 new low-cost ways to check for colon cancer — that only take 5 minutes

Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates ...
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Lower-volume bowel prep effective for inpatient colonoscopy

Lower-volume preparation with 1 L polyethylene glycol (PEG)-ascorbate may be an effective and acceptable option for inpatient colonoscopy, according to a study published online May 5 in the Annals of ...
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Prucalopride an Effective Adjunct to PEG for Colonoscopy Bowel Prep

In patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy, a single dose of prucalopride — a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 receptor agonist — given the evening before a 2 L split-dose polyethylene glycol (PEG) ...