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Understanding the symptoms of colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer, or cancers of the colon or rectum, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States among men and women combined, according to
Vaccine may eliminate need for routine colon screenings
Clinical trials of a vaccine designed to trigger the body to attack a protein linked to colon cancer are currently being conducted by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The vaccine activates the immune system to target
Colorectal cancer rates rise among young adults
While overall colorectal cancer rates are steadily decreasing, colorectal cancer rates among younger patients are on the rise, according to data collected from the 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries nationwide and studied by the American Cancer Society.
Elderly at greater risk of complications following colonoscopy
The elderly and those with certain chronic health conditions are at greater risk of suffering from complications following colonoscopies, according to a study conducted by researchers from National Cancer Institute and the University of North Carolina. The study, which was
Severe kidney injury linked to use of OSP products
On December 11, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert calling for a black box warning on prescription oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products used to prepare the bowel prior to colonoscopies following reports of a serious
OSP products ‘should not be prescribed at all’
A 62-year-old woman preparing for a colonoscopy followed her doctor’s orders and took a large dose of an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) solution to cleanse her bowel before the procedure. It wasn’t an unusual order. Many physicians either prescribe OSP
Recalled over-the-counter OSP products still on shelves in Jamaica
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning on prescription oral sodium phosphates (OSP) Visicol and Osmo Prep, medications used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies and other procedures, C.B. Fleet also removed its over-the-counter OSP
Bowel cleanser blamed for renal failure, electrolyte abnormalities
After years of serious adverse events following the use of a type of solution used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies, Oral sodium phosphates (OSP), the products are no longer available over-the-counter and the ones available by prescription, known by
Thousands could be injured each year by OSP bowel cleansers
Two studies in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) suggest that at least 50 percent of patients undergoing a screening colonoscopy receive oral sodium phosphates (OSP) to prep their bowel. Which means as many as 7 million
