The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

Hemorrhoids and colon cancer can both cause symptoms of rectal bleeding, but diagnosis and treatment are different. It's ...

Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) is a medical imaging and diagnosis procedure for finding the polyps of different shapes and sizes in large intestine using computer based software. Segmenting ...

A periampullary duodenal diverticulum compresses the distal bile duct, leading to obstructive jaundice in a patient without ...

Given the potential risk of X-ray radiation to the patient, low-dose CT has attracted a considerable interest in the medical imaging field. Currently, the main stream low-dose CT methods include ...

With the recent passing of social media influencer Tanner Martin at just 30 years old, a critical conversation is being ...

At her CT bakery, she says homemade and means it. Customers delight in goods of ‘childhood memories’ “I have perfected these treats,” she said.

What is the best way to ensure a high cecal intubation rate in patients undergoing a colonoscopy?

A 40-year-old father of four from Kent, United Kingdom, who initially dismissed his persistent stomach ache as stress, has died just eight months after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.

Diverticular disease or diverticulosis is where small bulges or pouches (called diverticula) form in the wall of the colon, often due to a weakening in the muscle layer. These pouches are usually ...

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran were diagnosed with colon cancer in their 30s. Their doctors initially thought they hemorrhoids or a parasite.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA tests, a new study says.