This week, we will be discussing a very important topic, of which a lot of people have never heard while others have only rudimentary knowledge about the condition. Nevertheless, it is becoming an ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My young son had rectal bleeding caused by a colon polyp, which the doctor surgically removed. Why did he develop a polyp? Can we do anything to prevent more polyps from forming? DEAR ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has linked certain types of gut bacteria to the development of precancerous colon polyps. Their results are published in Cell Host & Microbe.

A study by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences shows: With AI support, even junior doctors can already make accurate decisions during colorectal cancer screening. Krems, Austria, 24. June ...

New research suggests that biological age — a measure of the body’s physiological state — could predict who is at higher risk for developing colon polyps, a key risk factor for colorectal cancer. For ...

Women who eat more ultra-processed foods on a daily basis have a greater risk of developing colorectal polyps before age 50 when compared with women who consume far less of the processed foods, a new ...