Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients at No Colon Cancer Risk

by Trilok on  March 12, 2010 at 12:50 PM General Health News
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"Lay people and doctors overuse colonoscopies, which are very expensive procedures, in patients with typical IBS symptoms and no alarm features. Of course, patients over the age of 50 years or who have alarm features should undergo colonoscopy to screen for polyps and colon cancer." Chey says.

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