There will probably never be a TV reality show on how to survive colonoscopy prep, but before enduring my first one, I was ...
Rectal bleeding could be a powerful early warning sign of colon cancer among younger adults, University of Louisville ...
FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool samples at home and send them in for analysis, making these tests less ...
Scream, Scooby Doo and soon to be Scream 7 star Matthew Lillard is now involved in a "Screen" campaign to raise awareness about screening for colon cancer at age 45.
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10 Crucial Health Tweaks to Make by Your 50s

Our 50s are stressful—the kids are growing up and we often have to care for aging parents,” says Bushman. “You need to make time and create the mindset for exercise.” Whatever activity you choose, if ...
Turning Triathlon Training into Cancer Triumph," just released as an audiobook, Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds reveals how years of grueling athletic training became his secret weapon in a fight for survival ...
When the buzz on colon cleanses ramps up on social media, so do inquiries from patients. Here’s what physicians need to know.
Colon cancer, which is also known as rectal cancer, or colorectal cancer, is a malignant growth of cells from the colon or ...
Adding an esophagogastroduodenoscopy to a screening or surveillance colonoscopy detected upper-GI cancers and preneoplastic ...
Olympus is launching what it describes as its first in a series of artificial intelligence-powered applications bound for the U.S., starting with a program designed to assist in detecting polyps ...
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, ...
Rectal bleeding, pain, or lumps can indicate either common haemorrhoids or rarer, more serious anal cancer, often leading to ...