After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words “colon polyps,” some ...

Dr Salhab begins by showing what a healthy colon should look like. “This is what a colon should look like. It's fairly uniform in colour, the surface looks smooth, there’s no abnormal growth or ...

Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, is a silent threat most of the time, starting right inside one's colon. However, in its earliest stages, it looks nothing like cancer at all. To the trained surgeon ...

Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It typically begins as a small growth of tissue called a polyp in the lining of the colon or rectum. While not all polyps become cancerous, ...

Colonoscopy screenings are a highly effective measure for preventing colon cancer. A healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise, can reduce risk but does not eliminate the need for screening.

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

Sept. 24 -- TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Black people undergoing colon cancer screening are more likely to have large precancerous polyps than are whites. Black men had a 16 percent increased ...

Polyps, also called adenomas, are clumps of cells that grow from the colon’s lining. Although less than 10 percent become cancerous, most colon cancers are thought to develop from polyps. Previous ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation — for or against — the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...