Doctors are observing a concerning rise in colon cancer among individuals under 50, potentially linked to ultra-processed ...

Initial rigid endoscopes provided limited visualization, were highly uncomfortable for patients, and only partially visualized the colon. With the introduction ... miss approximately 2.1-5.9% of ...

Robotic surgical assistants, enhanced imaging, and AI-assisted diagnostics are changing the landscape for doctors and the outcomes for patients, including at Southern Medical Center in Nashua. Here’s ...

Research published in the scientific journal The Lancet found that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) was comparable to colonoscopy when it came to reducing deaths from colon and ...

Gastroenterologist Dr Salhab suggests eating 8 foods to reduce colon cancer risk. He highlighted that while diet helps, it ...

The ability to accurately locate a polyp found on computed tomographic colonography (CTC) at subsequent optical colonoscopy (OC) is an important task in colorectal cancer screening. We present a ...

Colon polyps have a greater chance of developing into colon cancer, and colonoscopy is one of the most commonly used methods to detect colon polyps. However, the effectiveness of colonoscopy depends ...

A new social media campaign is all about educating young Black men on the importance of knowing their family medical history ...

Computed tomography (CT) colonography has been shown to be both cheaper and clinically more effective than multitarget stool ...

Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into ...

Machine learning models show promise in predicting colorectal cancer and advanced polyps, but validation gaps remain.