By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Inviting adults to colorectal cancer screening at age 60 shifts diagnoses to earlier stages without ...

Having a doctor stick a camera up your butt searching for cells that could turn into cancer is never going to be fun. But it’s still the most effective way to screen for colon and rectal cancer, the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK guidelines for colon cancer surveillance might be better at catching pre-cancerous polyps early on than U.S. ones, a new study suggests. Because the UK guidelines ...

Colorectal cancer is preventable and ‘highly treatable’ if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: Halfpoint/Getty Images Colorectal cancer is the third-most diagnosed ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

When I got the call that my 65-year-old father was in the hospital, I wasn’t overly concerned. Despite spending years of my childhood plagued with gastrointestinal issues he was generally healthy.

A colonoscopy is a gift to stop me from following my father to his grave - POETRY: Cancer screenings save countless lives every year, as Frieda Hughes, whose father died of colon cancer and who ...