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Health expert weighs in after study questions effectiveness of colonoscopies

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

Some researchers are now suggesting that getting a colonoscopy done to screen for cancer may not be as effective as previously thought.

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Developments in this update

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  1. New study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Health expert weighs in after study questions effectiveness of colonoscopies

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    New study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Brenda Goodman, CNN Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-age adults. The promise has been that if you endure the awkwardness and invasiveness of having a camera travel the length of your large intestine once every decade after age 45, you have the best chance of catching — …

  2. KTVZ Bend

    New study examines the effectiveness of colonoscopies (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-age adults. The promise has been that if you endure the awkwardness and invasiveness of having a camera travel the length of your large intestine once every decade after age 45, you have the best chance of catchin…

  3. Local News 8

    A colonoscopy study has some wondering if they should have the procedure. What you should know (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent A new European study on colonoscopies — the largest of its kind — has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer.

  4. Local News 8

    What to know about colonoscopy after study questions its effectiveness (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent A new European study on colonoscopies — the largest of its kind — has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Health expert weighs in after study questions effectiveness of colonoscopies (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Some researchers are now suggesting that getting a colonoscopy done to screen for cancer may not be as effective as previously thought.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    What to know about colonoscopy after study questions its effectiveness | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    What to know about colonoscopy after study questions its effectiveness

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