Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy.H ...

A recent article showed that an AI-assisted colonoscopy detected more polyps and cancers. In the future, colonoscopies should ...

The size of a polyp and the number of polyps in the colon may be indicators of the likelihood of the polyp developing into cancer. Without knowing the stage of Van Der Beek’s cancer, it’s ...

"I hope that one person sees this, gets a colonoscopy, or goes to the doctor for something they've been putting off, and it ...

New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many ...

Nasal polyps are small noncancerous growths in the nose or sinuses. They may cause pain or pressure in the face, runny or stuffy nose, and other symptoms or complications that may negatively ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD The gallbladder is a small organ found on the right side of your body, just under ...

Colorectal cancer is becoming a growing concern, especially as its impact shifts to a younger population. In fact, it is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men under 50 and the second ...

The purpose of a colonoscopy is to examine the colon and rectum for abnormalities such as polyps, colon cancer or inflammation. For that, the colon must be cleared out, and loads of laxatives are ...

The ability to detect serrated polyps by fecal blood testing, computed tomographic (CT) colonography and colonoscopy is limited. Serrated polyps are less likely than adenomas to bleed, so fecal ...