To study the gut microbiome's link to colon polyps, the researchers took data from 1,200 people getting routine screening colonoscopies. They gathered information on their health, ...

The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

Easy at-home tests for colon cancer, including FIT and Cologuard, offer alternatives to traditional colonoscopies for early ...

Family history of colorectal polyps linked to a higher risk for colorectal cancer in a Swedish cohort, according to research published in BMJ. “In contrast with the established increased risk ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in ...

If your doctor does find a suspicious lesion, such as a polyp, they remove it immediately during the colonoscopy before it turns into cancer. Your doctor can also take tissue samples for analysis to ...

Artificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported a team of international researchers led by Mayo Clinic. The ...

At-home tests effective for colon cancer screening 01:55. Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, but many people who should be getting ...

In 1952 Welch, McKittrick and Behringer 4 reviewed a series of 322 polypoid lesions of the colon that had been seen at the Massachusetts General Hospital between 1937 and 1951. Of these cases, 262 ...