The guidelines were recently set for psa tests for men at the same age as well, 50 to 75 is now the 25 time frame. BD The utility of cancer screening over the course of a lifetime follows a sort of bell curve. Now federal guidelines suggest that most people can stop getting colonoscopies...
The debate over Medicare paying for this procedures has been up in the air for years, but now I believe the cost as well as convenience issue is starting to come together. CT Scanners have had this service available for years and it certainly is much easier for the patient, hands down. There is...
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on 09-18-2008
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