Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

A colonoscopy is a medical procedure performed to inspect the inside of the rectum and colon (large intestine). During a ...

Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...

What Are At-Home Colon Cancer Tests? The gold standard screening test for cancer in your colon or rectum, colorectal cancer, is a colonoscopy. This is done at a doctor's office under sedation, after a ...

Colonoscopies aren’t the most comfortable procedures, so it’s welcome news that not everyone may need the regular exams to stave off colorectal cancer after all. According to research published in the ...

Analyses of first-round screening show higher adherence to FIT, similar detection and yield of cancer, and higher adenoma detection rates and complications with colonoscopy. Controversy continues ...

Dec. 2, 2003 (Chicago) — Three-dimensional virtual colonoscopy is as sensitive as conventional colonoscopy for the detection of polyps and may be slightly more sensitive for the detection of larger ...

We performed a surveillance colonoscopy programme at the University of Tokyo hospital over a period of 23 years between January 1979 and December 2001. Surveillance colonoscopy was performed annually ...

A patient navigation program significantly increased follow-up colonoscopy among those with an abnormal FIT result. Ninety-four percent of patients who received navigation completed colonoscopy at 1 ...

As you get older, it’s important to get regular health screenings. By taking preventative measures, you can identify the signs of major health conditions before they become problems. More people are ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic ...