Q. My doctor says it's time for a colonoscopy. Please tell me I shouldn't worry about this exam. A: You definitely shouldn't worry. I've had the three major tests for colon cancer: sigmoidoscopy (very ...

It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger ...

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 16 Publication of a Canadian study on colonoscopy's impact on reducing colon cancer deaths suggests a lower impact on mortality than previously reported. Physician experts from the ...

The American Cancer Society added two new screening options to their colorectal cancer screening guidelines on Wednesday.

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, remains effective in screening older patients for colorectal cancer (CRC), produces low referral for colonoscopy rates ...

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S., but those diagnosed have a 90% survival rate when it’s detected early. With one in three adults over the age of 50 passing on the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Adenoma detection rates in patients undergoing colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening were ...

Two days before former White House spokesman Tony Snow died of colon cancer, I went in for my first screening. Snow was only 53 when he died on July 12. He’d been diagnosed in 2005, and his colon was ...

1. Research company NRG Oncology launched a study to examine patients with a first diagnosis of adenomas. The purpose of the study is to determine when patients diagnosed with one or two adenomas ...