Polyps, if left untreated, can lead to colon cancer. Many of the symptoms of colon cancer are similar to those of: Infections (loose stools) Hemorrhoids (bloody stools) Irritable bowel syndrome (flatulence, cramps, weight loss) Inflammatory bowel disease (bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain) If you...
Research aims to inform policy and improve equity by showing patients’ out-of-pocket costs for the rest of the screening process for colon, cervical, lung and breast cancerKey findings from research on out-of-pocket costs borne by patients who have an abnormal result on a cancer scr...
In all, 16% of them went on to have a colonoscopy. During that colonoscopy, nearly 60% of the group had at least one polyp removed, because it might be cancerous or precancerous. More than half of the privately insured patients and 78% of the Medicare participants had to pay something...