Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Polyps in the colon and rectum (together ...

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 ...

New data support the use of colonoscopy and polypectomy in patients who have polyps ≥6 mm detected by an imaging-only strategy. What is the appropriate follow-up for colorectal polyps that are ...

Most colorectal cancer starts from a polyp, a small clump of cells that forms on the colon’s lining. Polyps are often harmless, but over time, some grow and develop into cancer.

Spanish study reveals that rapid fecal test is as effective as colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer in its early stages ...

If a polyp is found, you're still going to need a colonoscopy to have it removed. The same is true if blood is found in your stool sample. That's why the colonoscopy is considered the gold ...

In 1952 Welch, McKittrick and Behringer 4 reviewed a series of 322 polypoid lesions of the colon that had been seen at the Massachusetts General Hospital between 1937 and 1951. Of these cases, 262 ...

If no polyps or cancers are found, the average patient can wait 10 years before having another colonoscopy. Fecal tests can be done at home. Patients collect a stool sample and mail it to or drop ...