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Can we get colonoscopies for the people? Colon cancer is exploding and early treatment is key, but of course the insurance company thinks otherwise.
by post_break 2y ago
Can we get colonoscopies for the people? Colon cancer is exploding and early treatment is key, but of course the insurance company thinks otherwise.
- binarymax 2y agoThere are now mail-in colon cancer detection kits that some healthcare providers give you for free (well, fully paid by insurance at least) Far better than a colonoscopy. The company is called Cologuard. https://www.cologuard.com/ https://www.cologuard.com/
- azinman2 2y agoIt’s not better than a colonoscopy because polyps cannot be removed.
- binarymax 2y agoI meant better in terms of patient comfort and accessibility. You are right it is not better for treatment. But if the test finds something, further action can be taken and treatment can be administered.
- bsder 2y agoNope. They did a comparison study between Europe (which does far fewer colonoscopies) and the US and there is no difference in mortality between the two while the US has a higher number of post operation complications. Like so many things lately, it's better to monitor with screening tests and only go in when you have symptoms. That having been said: it seems like the screening tests need to start to be given out to earlier ages, though.
- hollywood_court 2y agoI'm a 42 year old male and I had a colonoscopies perform in March. My GP was immediately concerned with my symptoms and referred me to a gastro doctor. The gastro doc shrugged everything off and didn't think I need a colonoscopy. So I went home and order two of the occult blood test. I used one test on Monday and the second on the following Friday. Both came back positive. So I called the gastro again and he finally scheduled me for the procedure. After the procedure he said everything was fine and he has no idea why the at home tests were positive. I don't know what to think now.
- lm28469 2y agoLots of companies/industries pray on hypochondriacs, the "vitamin" industry for example. I wouldn't be surprise if they sell shady tests (high false positives/negatives) at a premium for people who "want to be sure". I've seen the same for STDs
- Workaccount2 2y agoI recently learned from a friend in the industry, that when companies run "clinical" trials for their products, they almost never use a control in the study. It's pretty much just "Use this product that is specially formulated to do this, and report back if it made a change".
- lm28469 2y agoWhat prevents you from getting one ?
- post_break 2y agoInsurance.
- lm28469 2y agoWhat do you think will happen to your insurance payment when every 25+ is given a """free""" colonoscopy every year ?
- post_break 2y agoYou don't need one every year.