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During your colonoscopy, you’ll lie on your left side on an exam table. You’ll get sedatives through an IV in your arm, and you’ll go to sleep. During the procedure, the doctor puts a tube ...

On abdominal exam, the clinician should look ... and sigmoid segments of the colon. Rectal examination should be performed, assessing rectal tone to rule out neurological compromise, to feel ...

Abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue can also be symptoms of colon cancer ... A regular physical exam can help identify any abnormalities and detect the cancer sooner.

Data suggests that bowel cancers are on the rise among people younger than 50. Studies have found that younger people are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stages of colorectal cancer.