Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

LOS ANGELES – Millions of people have gone through the dreaded colonoscopy exam in the hopes that it will detect early signs of colon cancer. Now a new study indicates that that the exam actually does ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...

What Are At-Home Colon Cancer Tests? The gold standard screening test for cancer in your colon or rectum, colorectal cancer, is a colonoscopy. This is done at a doctor's office under sedation, after a ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Colon cancer may seem like a distant concern for some, ...

A big study of a colon cancer test called flexible sigmoidoscopy may provide a good example of how a cheaper, easier-on-the-patient and possibly better technology isn't always the one American doctors ...

Occasional constipation is common, but doctors warn that constipation lasting for months may signal colon cancer, especially ...

BOSTON (CBS) – March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and doctors are urging people to get screened. But many don't want to go through the uncomfortable procedure known as the colonoscopy. However ...

Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San ...

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, yet it is one of the most preventable cancers. 60 percent of deaths from colon cancer could have been prevented with ...