New educational booklet helps patients prepare for a colonoscopy

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

UCLA and Veterans Affairs researchers have developed an educational booklet that can help patients better prepare for a colonoscopy, potentially saving their lives. One out of every 16 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer, the leading non-smoking–related cancer killer in the U.S.

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