Mayo Clinic says that Lynch syndrome is caused by genes that are passed from parents to their children. I’ll let them explain: “Genes are pieces of DNA. DNA is like a set of instructions for every ...

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

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Cancer is often linked to old age. Many people think it happens late in life. But a quiet shift is happening now, especially with cancers in your stomach and bowels. It isn’t just an old person’s ...

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center unveiled its newest Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Suite Tuesday, during an open house. The suite ...

The majority of patients were asymptomatic. Upper endoscopy was altered in 81.25% of asymptomatic patients. Endoscopic findings in the patient group were 57.1% resulting from peptic ulcer disease and ...

It weakens your stomach’s mucous lining. Upper endoscopy, also called EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy). This test looks at the lining of your food pipe (esophagus), stomach, and duodenum (the first ...