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  2. Is there an age limit for Cologuard through Medicare?

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    Cologuard refers to an at-home stool DNA test that can help screen for colon cancer or polyps.A person enrolled in Medicare aged between 45 and 85 is eligible for coverage for a Cologuard test ...

  3. What Is the Age Limit for Medicare Coverage of Cologuard?

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    Cologuard is an at-home colon cancer screening kit that detects changes in genetic material indicating potential cancer or polyps. Medicare covers one kit per year under Original Medicare (Parts A ...

  4. FDA Clears Exact Sciences' Next-Generation Colorectal Cancer ...

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    The Cologuard Plus test will build on the Cologuard test, which has been used more than 17 million times. The Cologuard test is a first-line colorectal cancer screening test for adults age 45 or ...

  5. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The day before the colonoscopy (or colorectal surgery), the patient is either given a laxative preparation (such as bisacodyl, phospho soda, sodium picosulfate, or sodium phosphate and/or magnesium citrate) and large quantities of fluid, or whole bowel irrigation is performed using a solution of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes.

  6. Exact Sciences Corp. - Wikipedia

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    Exact Sciences Corp. is an American molecular diagnostics company based in Madison, Wisconsin specializing in the detection of early stage cancers. The company's initial focus was on the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer; in 2014 it launched Cologuard, the first stool DNA test for colorectal cancer.

  7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    before meals a.c.h.s., ac&hs ante cibum et hora somni: before meals and at bedtime a.d. auris dextra: right ear a single-storey a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.d.", meaning right eye ad., add. adde addatur: add let there be added ad lib. ad libitum: Latin, "at one's pleasure"; as much as one desires; freely

  8. Top-Line Data Show Exact Sciences' Cologuard Test ...

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    Top-Line Data Show Exact Sciences' Cologuard Test Demonstrates 92 Percent Sensitivity in the Detection of Colorectal Cancer All endpoints achieved in 10,000-patient trial of non-invasive ...

  9. Stool test - Wikipedia

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    A stool test is a medical diagnostic technique that involves the collection and analysis of fecal matter. Microbial analysis (culturing), microscopy and chemical tests are among the tests performed on stool samples.