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 ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

The goal of treating Lynch syndrome is to remove the polyps and any presence of cancer. Sometimes, an endoscopic approach is sufficient; other times, your doctor may recommend surgery. Treatment for ...

For the all-important group who had 5- to 9-mm polyps detected by flexible sigmoidoscopy, 0.6% of women and 0.7% of men had cancer in the distal colon detected by colonoscopy, and 14.5% of women ...

The Cancer People 45 and Younger Are Getting More Often. When Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in ...

Colonoscopy is the most effective method for colorectal cancer diagnosis, but the lack of force feedback can hamper its safety and acceptance. We developed a novel sensing array based on fiber Bragg ...

A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on May 22, 2025, titled "A rare case: Pure Sertoli cell tumor uncovered in atrophic ovary during postmenopausal vault prolapse ...

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

During a colonoscopy, patients are either sedated or under general ... They must fast and take a laxative in the days before the procedure. If polyps are found, they can often be removed then and ...

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One such solution is the fecal immunochemical test — aka the FIT. It’s quick, safe and effective — you simply collect a sample of your poop into a small plastic tube and mail it off to a laboratory ...

During the procedure, a gastroenterologist uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera to see inside your colon. If polyps are present, the doctor can remove them and send them for a biopsy. If your test ...