ANSWER: A colonoscopy is both a screening tool for cancer and a way to prevent cancer by removing polyps before they can get advanced enough to turn into cancer (let alone spread). The major risk ...

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 been getting ...

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 ...

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 anxiety.

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

There are now many colorectal cancer screening options, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still necessary.

“All my labs and CT were clean, completely normal, despite having a decent-sized tumor,” Kohli said. “Things can’t really ...

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

However, there is one popular diet that may increase your risk of acquiring certain types of cancer, new research suggests.