enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Is there an age limit for Cologuard through Medicare?

   www.aol.com/age-limit-cologuard-medicare...

   Cologuard refers to an at-home stool DNA test that can help screen for colon cancer or polyps.A person enrolled in Medicare aged between 45 and 85 is eligible for coverage for a Cologuard test ...

3. Fecal immunochemical test - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_immunochemical_test

   The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a diagnostic technique that examines stool samples for traces of non-visible blood, which could potentially indicate conditions including bowel cancer. [1] Symptoms which could be caused by bowel cancer and suggest a FIT include a change in bowel habit, anaemia , unexplained weight loss, and abdominal pain .

4. Stool test - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stool_test

   The American College of Gastroenterology has recommended the abandoning of gFOBT testing as a colorectal cancer screening tool, in favor of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). [3] The newer and recommended tests look for globin, DNA, or other blood factors including transferrin, while conventional stool guaiac tests look for heme.

5. What Is the Age Limit for Medicare Coverage of Cologuard?

   www.aol.com/age-limit-medicare-coverage...

   Cologuard is an at-home colon cancer screening kit that detects changes in genetic material indicating potential cancer or polyps. Medicare covers one kit per year under Original Medicare (Parts A ...

6. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer

   The signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer depend on the location of the tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body ().The classic warning signs include: worsening constipation, blood in the stool, decrease in stool caliber (thickness), loss of appetite, loss of weight, and nausea or vomiting in someone over 50 years old. [15]

7. Exact Sciences (EXAS) Reveals Promising Data on Cologuard

   www.aol.com/news/exact-sciences-exas-reveals...

   For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

8. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy

   (This interval does not apply to people at high risk of colorectal cancer or those who experience symptoms of the disease.) [28] [29] The large randomized pragmatic clinical trial NordICC was the first published trial on the use of colonoscopy as a screening test to prevent colorectal cancer, related death, and death from any cause. It included ...

9. Exact Sciences Corp. - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_Sciences_Corp.

   Exact Sciences Corp. is an American molecular diagnostics company based in Madison, Wisconsin specializing in the detection of early stage cancers. The company's initial focus was on the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer; in 2014 it launched Cologuard, the first stool DNA test for colorectal cancer.