This colorized abdominal X-ray shows cancer of the ascending colon; the tumor appears as the oval shadow over the right pelvic bone (left on image). Colorectal cancer is often thought to ...

Colorectal cancer refers ... problem in the lower colon alone, he or she may decide that a sigmoidoscopy is a better test. During a barium enema, the technologist fills the colon with barium liquid ...

There is a higher exposure to radiation when undergoing a CT scan when compared with an X-ray, but it provides ... according to their analysis. Lung cancer and colon cancer were the most common.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Colon cancer rates are on the rise, especially in people under age 50, and doctors don’t fully understand why. While there’s no clear explanation for the increase ...

“Hands down, colon ... her sigmoid colon, the section of the colon that connects to the rectum. Shortly thereafter, doctors removed 3 feet of her colon and 13 lymph nodes. Because the cancer ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer ... through the wall of her sigmoid colon, the part of the ...

More then 100,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer for the first time this year. Common symptoms of colon cancer include abdominal pain, fatigue and bloody stool. Even if your symptoms ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...

Cancer screenings can save lives by detecting ... Mammogram—A low-dose X-ray to detect breast abnormalities. Additional tests—Women with dense breasts can discuss ultrasound or MRI with ...

or sigmoid, and a colonoscopy looks at the entire colon. Both use a lighted, flexible viewing tube that goes into the rectum. A barium X-ray can also show the outline of the entire inside of your ...

The “Voices” singer said he will “continue to fight my hardest” Joshua Ray Walker/Instagram Joshua ... the country singer — who was diagnosed with colon cancer last year — posted ...

Cancer: a general term for more than ... of the rectum and the lower third of the large intestine (sigmoid colon). Fluoroscopy: an X-ray technique that allows the doctor to observe how an organ ...