Doctors usually recommmend removing cancerous sessile polyps. Polyps are small growths that develop in the tissue lining inside some organs. Polyps commonly grow in the colon or intestines ...

During a colonoscopy, polyps are examined carefully to determine whether they’re cancerous or noncancerous ... more than 75% of patients with complex colon polyps could avoid surgery with ...

A 40-year-old woman from Greater Manchester was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer after doctors found dangerously low levels of iron in her blood, one of the telltale signs of the disease. Jenny ...

"You're putting a long, thin camera into the colon to look around. What you're looking for is polyps, those abnormal, precancerous, or cancerous growths," Dr. Kamal said. "The benefit of a ...

Former 'Dennis the Menace' star Jay North has died at 73 from colorectal cancer—here's what the disease is, how it's detected ...

Only one in three adults in the U.S. are compliant with the new recommendation, and many still think 50 is the age for a first screening, said Mara McDermott, a nurse practitioner in the colorectal ...

Learn about the early warning signs of colon cancer, lifestyle changes to lower your risk, and the importance of regular screenings for early detection.

for a number of years has been the question whether adenomatous polyps of the colon become malignant." Nowhere is the polypoid lesion described in this article precisely diagnosed. Is it an ...

Colorectal cancer is a serious but preventable disease if detected early. Advances in diagnostics, such as biomarker analysis ...

Colorectal cancer, though among the most prevalent cancers, is highly preventable when detected early. Dr Mpho Ramabulana, a ...

During the procedure, doctors can remove pre-cancerous polyps and in some cases treat colon cancer on the spot. Patients are seven times more likely to die from colon cancer if they delay their follow ...

American Gastroenterological Association guideline concludes that it is not clear whether computer-aided detection systems (CADe) for colonoscopy should be recommended for routine widespread use ...