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TUPELO — A colonoscopy conducted after noticing abnormal bleeding led to a colon cancer diagnosis for a 44-year-old mother of two. Ashley Beane, now 46, is a registered nurse at Population Health who ...

Rectal bleeding is a telltale sign that young adults under 50 may have colorectal cancer, according to a new study. Researchers reported that rectal bleeding in younger adults increases the odds of a ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy are the primary ...

A new study, published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with rectal bleeding were 8.5 times likelier to have early-onset colorectal cancer, data show. Most ...

In patients under 50, rectal bleeding was the strongest predictor of colorectal cancer, increasing odds by 8.5 times. 70% of young patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer had no family history of ...