Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

Colorectal cancer—often called colon cancer—is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second deadliest cancer in the United States, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Overall survival using local excision techniques with and without radiation compared with APR for stage I rectal cancer: A SEER based analysis No significant financial relationships to disclose. This ...

Mel Buchanan didn’t expect anything unusual when she scheduled her first colonoscopy last year. She had no symptoms and was leading a busy life as a wife and mom of ...

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer‑related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, according to ...

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Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

A team-based procedure for removing difficult or large precancerous colon polyps is effective and eliminates the need to take out part of a person's colon to reduce their cancer risk, a small clinical ...

The following article is written by Jen Cohrs CPC, CPMA, CGIC, member of AAPC. Colonoscopy coding is an art. There are many intricacies involved with the correct way to code a screening colonoscopy.

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the ...