Colon Cancer Screening Greatly Underused Colon Cancer Screening Greatly Underused Among cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common, but it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Every year about 150,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer (also known as colon cancer), and of those a third die from it (50,000).Given the severity of colon […]
Read More CT Colonography for Colon Cancer Medicare’s Proposed Decision on CT Colonography for Colon Cancer The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed decision for screening computed tomography (CT) colonography (CTC) for colon cancer on February 11, 2009. The proposed decision states that there is insufficient evidence to support screening coverage at this time. CMS is seeking comments […]
Read More Colon Polyps Five Key Facts You Should Know Colon Polyps Five Key Facts You Should Know Medical malpractice claims can be very difficult to manage for you and your family. That becomes even more true when a serious illness like colon cancer gets misdiagnosed or is not properly treated by doctors or hospitals. Cancer misdiagnoses can allow the cancer to develop even further […]
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