Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more ...

A subsidiary of GE Healthcare is developing a contrast agent that can help detect nearly invisible colon cancer polyps, according to a report by News Medical. In addition to the mushroom-shaped ...

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have ...

Sept. 24 -- TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Black people undergoing colon cancer screening are more likely to have large precancerous polyps than are whites. Black men had a 16 percent ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I received a notice from my health system that I'm due for a colorectal cancer screening. I'm 45. Do I really need to have this done now? ANSWER: It's easy to be confused or ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

The preventive immunization Nous-209 works in an initial trial with patients who have 17 times the risk of developing tumors ...