A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

Colorectal cancer has been receiving more attention in recent months. It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men ...

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 ...

PARIS, Apr 28 (bdnews24.com/AFP) – A single exam of the rectum and lower colon between the age of 55 and 64 slashes colon cancer mortality by more than 40 percent ...

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the ...

Colonoscopy screening exams that are recommended for older US adults failed to reduce the risk of death from colon cancer in a 10-year study that questions the benefits of the common procedure. While ...

Medicare pays for colonoscopy screening tests, but how often they're covered depends on whether you are at high or low risk for colorectal cancer. If you are at low risk for colorectal cancer, ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test for saving his life. Ian Ferguson, 37, had no symptoms when he got standard blood ...

Colonoscopy has been the bread-and-butter procedure of the GI field for decades, but new technology continues to roll out. Ten GI physicians consider whether or not a new device will ever be able to ...