US EditionPatient navigators boost follow-up colonoscopies and reduce delays
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Medical XpressPatient navigators improve colonoscopy rates after abnormal stool tests, study shows
Timely follow-up colonoscopies can reduce the mortality rate from colorectal cancer, and patient navigators can play an important role in facilitating screening.
Jerry Zezima: The inside story
Every 10 years, my internal clock, which I inadvertently swallowed while eating Jell-O, reminds me to have a colonoscopy. Unfortunately, the sulfate solution I took to wash down the Jell-O and everything else I ingested on my one-day liquid preparation diet would have lost to sewer sludge in a blind taste test. That’s the sacrifice I made to keep the situation fluid for a doctor to explore my innards and ensure everything was clear except, of co…
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsNavigation Program Increased Colonoscopies After Abnormal FIT
(MedPage Today) -- A patient navigation program significantly increased follow-up colonoscopy among those with an abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a randomized trial showed. In an intention-to-treat analysis of 967 patients at a community...
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BIOENGINEER.ORGStudy Finds Patient Navigators Enhance Colonoscopy Rates Following Abnormal
A recent study led by the University of Arizona Health Sciences has shed light on a crucial intervention aimed at improving the rates of follow-up colonoscopies among patients with abnormal stool test results. This research is particularly significant given the rising incidence of colorectal cancer, which remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in both men and women. The study provides compelling evidence that the involvement …
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