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2. What to know about Medicare and virtual colonoscopies

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   A virtual colonoscopy is an alternative test that uses a CT scanner instead of a colonoscope. This may be a more suitable alternative for people who are unable to receive a colonoscopy.

3. Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other ...

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   A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a less invasive test than a colonoscopy that only looks at the lower part of the colon. It’s covered every 48 months (four years) if you are age 50 or older and at ...

4. Stool test - Wikipedia

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   A multi-target stool DNA test was approved in August 2014 by the FDA as a screening test for non-symptomatic, average-risk adults 50 years or older. [8] A 2017 study found this testing to be less cost effective compared to colonoscopy or fecal occult blood testing. [9]

5. Pap Smears May No Longer Be Part of Your Gyno Visit

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   The task force has introduced a recommendation that women over the age of 30 test for high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPV) every five years rather than relying on pap smears to detect cervical ...

6. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   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 84,585 healthy men and women aged 55 to 64 years in Poland, Norway, and Sweden, who were randomized to either receive an invitation ...

7. Stool guaiac test - Wikipedia

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   Either the patient or medical professional smears a small fecal sample on to the film. The fecal sample is obtained by catching the stool and transferring a sample with an applicator. Digital rectal examination specimens are also used but this method is discouraged for colorectal cancer screening due to very poor performance characteristics. [10]