The ingestible pill camera from Given Imaging is designed to help doctors spot polyps and other early signs of colon cancer. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the device for patients who have ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although swallowing a pill camera can give doctors a good picture of the colon, it is not as good as traditional colonoscopy at detecting precancerous growths and cancer, ...

A colonoscopy not only screens for cancer but, in many cases, “can prevent cancer altogether,” May says. During the procedure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are hoping to kick colon cancer's ass. The American Cancer Society recommends that people with an ...

(CNN) - Ryan Reynolds is used to being on camera, but this is a little different. The actor allowed a video crew to film his colonoscopy screening. “It’s not every day that you can raise awareness ...

Given Imaging wins US approval for pill camera in patients who have trouble with colonoscopy This undated image provided by Given Imaging, shows the new bite-size camera to help screen patients who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with ...