Researchers have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy ...

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Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees, published in the Dec. 2010 issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, according to ...

The Colon Cancer Prevention Project is the largest nonprofit organization focused on colon cancer education and prevention in the state of Kentucky. The nonprofit has been featured on multiple ...

PHILADELPHIA – Peg Bradford lost a grandmother to colon cancer and knew her family was right when they nagged her to get checked. But she dreaded the unpleasant prep required for a colonoscopy and the ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Dec. 15, 2010 – Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees. A report outlining the development and ...

After having a colonoscopy — something everyone should do by age 45, or earlier if you have a family history of colon cancer, according to the American Cancer Society — chances are, you want to put ...

December 21, 2010 — The Mayo Colonoscopy Skills Assessment Tool (MCSAT) was designed to evaluate cognitive and motor skills during colonoscopy training, according to the results of a study reported ...