Question: I have been referred for a colonoscopy due to blood in my stool, which I think was old blood, and I am really ...

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Just like that cookie jar, colon polyps are often hidden in plain sight. They quietly develop in our intestinal tract, ...

Colon cancer has risen sharply among people under age 50. In fact, the American Cancer Society reports that in those under 55 ...

The fact is more and more younger people are being diagnosed with colon cancer. For one local woman, her cancer came when she least expected it.

It’s now a three-day process. Medical tests should become easier, not harder, with time.

Even though rectal bleeding is alarming, doctors say patients are ashamed to mention it, delaying colon cancer diagnosis and ...

Getting a colonoscopy can be a daunting idea. However, the reality is that a colonoscopy is a routine outpatient procedure ...

In a recent study, a research team led by Professor Hyun Hye-kyung and Professor Heo Cheol-woong of Yonsei University's ...

your doctor may schedule a colonoscopy every 12 months for surveillance. The exact frequency will depend on how severe the dysplasia was and on any other risk factors for colon cancer you have.

for polyps during colonoscopy has drawn increased attention and has been shown to allow histological classification of colon polyps.38 39 Though optical biopsy remains a promising field, tissue biopsy ...