Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

In this Avera Medical Minute, Dr. Nicholas Harms explains why colonoscopies are an important procedure you don’t want to skip ...

UK: Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT)–based triage can effectively identify which symptomatic patients are most likely to ...

The American Cancer Society recommends screening for colorectal cancer in adults beginning at age 45 and continuing through age 75. However, adults over the age of 75 with a history of precancerous ...

A recent study emphasizes the importance of tailored interventions ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will serve as acting president briefly Saturday while President Bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, White House spokesman Tony Snow said ...

New JAMA studies examine whether routine colonoscopies and low‑dose thyroid drugs benefit older adults, raising questions ...

Colorectal cancer was considered a disease that mainly affected older adults; now doctors are diagnosing more people in their ...

But executives countered that their own costs are increasing ...

Professor James East, consultant gastroenterologist and medical director at Welbeck Oxford, is urging greater awareness during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.

A full body tattoo would typically take multiple sessions, but a Miami company is putting clients under anesthesia and ...