colonoscopy

I’m having my first colonoscopy in a few months. My friends say it’s unpleasant, and I’m already dreading it. I think it would help if I knew what’s going to happen. How often do you need to get a colonoscopy? And is there any way around having to use that prep drink?

Ask the Doctors answers a few of your most-asked questions this month

Ask the Doctors answers a few of your most-asked questions this month

I’m a 72-year-old man, and I was supposed to get a colonoscopy last year. I was surprised when my insurance company sent me an at-home kit to do a colon cancer screening. It was a lot easier than a colonoscopy, but my question is, can it be accurate?

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Devin Dillon is the perfect example of why colorectal cancer screenings are now recommended beginning at age 45

A UCLA Health patient overcame her fears to get screened for colon cancer

Due to a marked increase in the number of younger adults being diagnosed with these types of cancers, the screening age has been lowered

“My dad was 54 years old when he passed away,” says Porchia Toussaint, who was 31 when she learned her dad had stage 4 colon ...

“My new primary care physician was shocked that I hadn’t had a colonoscopy yet,” says 62-year-old James Weatherall, who chose UCLA Health for his medical ...