Here are some guidelines for the screening colonoscopy. Verify patient benefits and secure preauthorization. This usually requires two different phone calls to the payor. Ask what benefits the patient ...

Millions remain unscreened for colorectal cancer. Learn how noninvasive screening can expand access, preserve capacity, and ...

According to a 2025 survey conducted by the Prevent Cancer Foundation, only 51% of U.S. adults 21 and older say they have had ...

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina will now cover preventive colonoscopy screenings once every 10 years for all its fully insured members 50 and older, the insurer announced. The coverage went ...

This article is brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Colon cancer has become more predominant across the nation in recent years, with the American Cancer Society estimating that ...

The recommended 10-year interval between screening colonoscopies may be safely extended to 15 years in adults with no family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) whose first colonoscopy is negative for ...

Although a majority of older adults said that guidelines limiting colorectal cancer (CRC) screening after age 75 were acceptable, a substantial minority did not agree, according to results from a ...

Dr. Sandy Kavalukas, an oncologist with University of Louisville Health, said that a new change allows patients with a family ...

About 40% of Americans will develop a form of cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Doctors said following screening guidelines could mean finding it early ...

Studies using the three-card, take-home method of FOBT screening repeated over a number of years have demonstrated mortality reductions of up to 33%. Conversely, there are no large studies documenting ...