The American Cancer Society just expanded its recommended options for colorectal cancer screening. Whether your insurance will cover them is another matter.
Good morning, my doctor stopped offering the colon cancer test – the stool sample – more than a few years ago I’m currently 77 and based on your article it seems it’s advisable that I at least do the stool sample every few years even if I gotta pay it out-of-pocket. If Medicare covers the blood test, that’s fine but there’s limits as u mentioned.
Got my first colonoscopy last year at 42. Colon cancer runs on my bio dad’s side. I have to go back in five years.
Good morning, my doctor stopped offering the colon cancer test – the stool sample – more than a few years ago I’m currently 77 and based on your article it seems it’s advisable that I at least do the stool sample every few years even if I gotta pay it out-of-pocket. If Medicare covers the blood test, that’s fine but there’s limits as u mentioned.
thoughts.?