Colonoscopy for Dummies, a guide intended to help teach patients about what to expect when preparing for a colonoscopy, is now available for free via download. The resource is provided through a ...

The new guidelines are another method of keeping a high-quality standard for colorectal cancer screening. The latest recommendations on quality indicators for colonoscopy were released on August 22, ...

Millions of people get colonoscopies each year to screen for colorectal cancer. Experts share strategies that can make the experience as smooth as possible. By Trisha Pasricha Dr. Trisha Pasricha is a ...

A new European study on colonoscopies – the largest of its kind – has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer. “I ...

If you’re at the age where colorectal screening is recommended to prevent colon cancer (between 45 and 75), you might see the new, landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine as ...

Colonoscopy prep is complete when your poop is light yellow without dark particles. If your stool isn't the right color after ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure that diagnoses and helps monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This can play an essential role in preventing and treating colorectal cancer. Doctors diagnose IBD using ...

A team of Norwegian researchers, through international collaboration, found that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during colonoscopy increased the detection of polyps by about 8%, but the risk ...

A new study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies. Specifically, that colonoscopies may not be as effective at reducing cancer death as we may have previously thought. Researchers in the study ...

Genetic mutations in colon cells create adenomas, which develop into colorectal cancer. Therefore, adenomas (a cause of ...