As quality indicators and benchmarks for colonoscopy increase in coming years, gastroenterologists must think about ways to ...

OF all the problems currently facing the surgeon and pathologist, none is more controversial than the pathogenesis and proper treatment of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Until a few years ago ...

Ryan Reynolds filmed himself getting an invasive procedure and uploaded the footage to YouTube after losing a bet - but it turns out there's an important message behind it all. The Deadpool & ...

Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville unveiled the hospital’s newest cancer detection and removal technology at the ...

Here are five states that have passed, or are considering, colonoscopy or colorectal cancer screening legislation, according to the American College of Gastroenterology : ...

They help doctors find and remove colorectal polyps before they become ... A colonoscopy is the main tool for identifying colon cancer. Samples of tissue removed during that procedure will be ...

It may provide a visual diagnosis (e.g. ulceration, polyps) and grants the opportunity for biopsy or removal of suspected lesions. Virtual colonoscopy, which uses 2D and 3D imagery reconstructed ...

Yesterday, I had my colonoscopy done, and they removed four polyps. I am incredibly grateful that these were discovered early. Thankfully, the exam was painless, and the drink they gave me to ...

So I shouldn’t have been completely shocked when I received a letter a couple weeks later explaining that of the two polyps the doctor had removed from my colon, one “had the potential to turn ...

Blood in your bowels could be a sign of several potentially serious health conditions, and understanding the cause is crucial ...

Totò Schillaci, who passed away today, September 18, had been suffering from colon cancer for some time. His condition had ...