More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

Medical media enhances clinical practice, education, and patient engagement in gastroenterology and hepatology. Providers should understand their roles as consumers, contributors, and creators to ...

The use of the anesthesia propofol puts patients to sleep faster, brings them out of their oblivion more quickly and may help doctors find more precancerous polyps during a colonoscopy than the ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

(WNDU) - Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer in the U.S. Because Americans have been getting colon cancer at a younger age, doctors say you should have your first screening at age ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

An axial view of a CT scan of the patient's pelvis shows free air in the left hemiscrotum (Panel A, arrow). An axial view shows diverticular disease affecting the distal colon and widespread gas in ...

Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) rather than a colonoscopy for their regular colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study. Unlike ...