James Van Der Beek is sharing the subtle colorectal cancer symptom he ignored before his shocking diagnosis. “There wasn’t ...

"Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard when screening for colorectal cancer," says gastroenterologist Dr. Brian McGee, MD. "It’s a safe procedure that is the only cancer screening tool that can ...

Intermountain Health is opening free-standing endoscopy centers at three of its hospitals to give patients an option for more ...

Flinders University and Flinders Medical Center researchers have found a critical link between having two types of polyps, ...

Despite the indication of a potential risk, people who receive abnormal results on blood-based colorectal screening tests commonly do not receive the follow-up colonoscopy.

Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood-based colorectal cancer screening test result receive a follow-up ...

Endoscopy vs. Colonoscopy Differences "Endoscopy" is a term referring to several different types of tests used to see inside the body. Two that are used for understanding digestive conditions ...

HealthDay News — Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood-based colorectal cancer screening test result receive a follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) within 6 months, according to a study ...

A 10-year European study of colonoscopy found a 30 percent reduction in the risk of getting colon cancer. It was 0.84 percent in a group that had colonoscopies and 1.22 percent in a group that was ...

A virtual colonoscopy is doing a colonoscopy with an x-ray machine. Instead of a physician, a gastroenterologist using an instrument to go up into a colon, there's no instrument involved, you're ...