Cologuard® vs. Colonoscopy: Which test is better?
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How to choose between colonoscopy and Cologuard® testing. What does a positive Cologuard test mean?
VIDEO: Colonoscopy prep with pills only! All about Sutab!
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You can now do a full colonoscopy prep using only pills and water! It's about time!
VIDEO: See how a gastroenterologist does the colonoscopy prep!
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Don't have a colonoscopy without watching this video about how to do the bowel prep!
Video: How to prevent colorectal cancer!
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Dr. Gandolfo reviews the basics of colorectal cancer in this video
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Download a free copy of the ebook "Everything You Need To Know Before Your First Colonoscopy" here!
Everyone should know these key facts about colorectal cancer
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so I made this infographic to highlight the key facts that everyone should know about colorectal cancer! For much more about this and other important health topics, please visit my informational site Retroflexions.com!
Help! The colonoscopy prep isn’t working! What can I do?
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This is an excerpt from a longer article I wrote on Retroflexions.com. You can read the full article here, or you can cut to the chase and just read the important points below… Bowel prep, or that stuff you need to drink to get cleaned out for your colonoscopy,...
American Cancer Society recommends colorectal cancer screening to begin at age 45
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On May 30, 2018, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released new guidelines regarding colorectal cancer screening for the average-risk individual. The big news is that they now recommend that screening for colorectal cancer begin at age 45 rather than age 50. This reduction in the starting age was in...
A Gastroenterologist Cheats on the Colonoscopy Prep
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I’ll just start out by letting you know that I had mixed feelings about posting this. Not because I’m embarrassed to publicly discuss my colonoscopy experience (weirdly enough, I am OK with that part), but because I don’t want to be responsible for people interpreting what I’m about to...
What Causes Colon Polyps?
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When it comes to colon cancer prevention, the polyp is the key player to know. Colon polyps, called adenomas, are precancerous growths originating from the inner lining of the colon wall. There are other types of polyps in the colon which are not considered precancerous, but for our purposes...
