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• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

  Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to the uproar over revised mammogram recommendations unveiled earlier ...

• Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect more polyps than colon cancer screenings ...

• Medical Scans a Significant Source of Radiation

  Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Medical imaging tests nearly double the amount of radiation Americans ...

• Gene Screen May Predict Colon Cancer's Return

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The first genomic test aimed at predicting colon cancer recurrence ...

• Medicare's 'No' on Virtual Colonoscopy Stirs Expert Debate

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare and Medicaid's decision Tuesday not to pay for a ...

• Doctor-Patient Talks Key to Blacks Getting Cancer Screens

  April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Poor doctor-patient communication and not having a regular primary-care doctor ...

• Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests

  April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Despite clear guidelines recommending that older people undergo a colonoscopy ...

• New MRI Technology Expands Its Power

  March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can better ...

• What to Expect from a Colonoscopy

  March 22 (HealthDay News) -- As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Americans are being ...

• Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A screening regimen that combines ultrasound and a blood test ...

• Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

  March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Used together, a blood test and an ultrasound scan may ...

• Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI

  February 16 (HealthDay News) MRI should supplement and enhance current screening and diagnostic for breast ...

• Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings

  February 5 (HealthDay News) -- Arizona health-care providers can handle a significant increase in patients ...

• Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms

  January 27 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of female childhood cancer survivors under the age ...

• Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Colonoscopies performed by family doctors who are trained to conduct ...

• More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer saves lives, but ...

• Progress Made in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk

  Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are making progress in predicting breast cancer risk, recurrence ...

• Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot

  December 15 (HealthDay News) -- While a colonoscopy is a very effective procedure for combating ...

• Single Men Less Likely to Get Prostate Screens

  December 8 (HealthDay News) -- Married men and men living with a significant other are ...