Dear D.M.: A colonoscopy is both a screening tool for cancer and a way to prevent cancer by removing polyps before they can ...

I am a 71-year-old male who is a nonsmoker and a social drinker. Other than a statin, I am not taking any medications. I have ...

Monument Health gastroenterologists Dr. Ali Zakaria and Dr. Issam Turk spoke about the importance of colon health and ...

“If the colon is not adequately cleaned, the person performing the colonoscopy may miss important findings such as small ...

Researchers evaluated the association between family history of benign colorectal polyps and risk of overall and early-onset colorectal cancer.

Though we know tests can save lives by preventing colon cancer, a high percentage of us would rather do anything else than ...

A single polyp found during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam will usually lead to follow-up colonoscopy to look for other polyps. Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat ...

The age range for screening lowered in recent years to include younger individuals as the incidence rate of colon cancer has shifted. Dr. Stephen Amann, a gastroenterologist at Digestive Health ...

The benefits to an at-home colorectal cancer screening are obvious: skipping the bowel prep, sedation and time off work that ...

Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States, but screening can help detect and prevent it.

A colonoscopy is considered the gold standard when it comes to screening for colon polyps and colorectal cancer. Yet a colonoscopy — and the steps required to get one — can cause a spike of ...

Emily Alinger was 25 years old when she went in for a routine colonoscopy that may have saved her life. Alinger was told she had a precancerous polyp, an abnormal growth on the lining of the colon ...