Cancer screenings play a crucial role in protecting our long-term health, especially for anyone with a family history of ...

Physicians Endoscopy, a GI-driven ASC and endoscopy center company, is involved with several initiatives to kick off Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Here are five things to know. 1. March is Colon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorectal cancer is preventable and ‘highly treatable’ if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: ...

The rate of new or missed left-sided colorectal cancers quadrupled with flexible sigmoidoscopy compared with colonoscopy in a retrospective analysis of 25,541 cases, according to research presented at ...

A gastrointestinal doctor reveals the mistakes you should avoid if you want to lower your risk of colon cancer.

Most people need to get a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 45. Everyone who gets a colonoscopy also gets a report. If there were no polyps, your report will state normal or negative. This ...

Capsule endoscopy for exploring the colon in a minimally invasive manner diagnoses 64% of all lesions located by means of conventional colonoscopy. According to a study published in The New England ...

A new European study on colonoscopies – the largest of its kind – has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. “I ...