Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults.

Early diagnosis of colon polyps is a major factor in lowering colon cancer mortality. However, the colonoscopy diagnostic assistance system developed so far had limitations in detecting a small number ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure during which a camera is inserted through the large intestine in order to examine the colon and screen for cancerous polyps. Getty Images/iStockphoto.

A side-by-side comparison of colonoscopy images with and without polyp detection by the GI Genius systtem. Image courtesy of Medtronic.

A study published in a recent issue of Endoscopy showed that gastroenterologists trained in reading computed tomography colonoscopy images had a specificity and sensitivity approaching that of ...

Lowering the age to get a colonoscopy. The issue first came to the forefront in 2020 when researchers found colorectal cancer rates among those under 50 rose 2.2% from 2011 to 2016 — even though ...

We have known for more than 10 years that there is an easier diet to prescribe before a colonoscopy. Yet gastroenterologists stubbornly cling to the clear-liquid diet.