Sunday, January 23, 2011

Adults 50 years are afraid of a colonoscopy screening

Many adults over age 50 are ignoring the recommendations of the experts have a colonoscopy to assess colon cancer, a recent survey. Seventy percent of respondents in the age group recommended the assessment be admitted that they had not been done primarily by fear of the procedure. The survey was conducted last fall by the Colon Cancer Alliance, based in Washington, DC, and it included almost 1,700 people.


The survey was funded by Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company specializing in gastrointestinal treatments. "Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in U.S.. UU. "He said in a press release from the Colon Cancer Alliance Andrew Spiegel, executive director of the organization.

"More than 142,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer this year, however, this could be prevented by doing the test. The results of this survey show that Americans over 50 years disregarding the colonoscopies, particularly due to fear. " The results of the survey indicated that among those who had undergone a colonoscopy, 60 percent said they had not received or did not remember having received any information explaining the procedure of prior health care provider, and they had preferred to receive such information.

The Internet was cited as the source of information on colonoscopies in six out of ten respondents. Half of those who had had a colonoscopy said the procedure itself was the easiest aspect of the whole experience, and about three-quarters said the bowel preparation before the procedure was the hardest part of the evaluation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S.. UU. recommend a colonoscopy every ten years from age 50 until 75, when patients should consult their physician about the assessment.

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