Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Scientists have discovered that collecting stool samples at home is as life-saving as invasive colonoscopy procedures.

People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as with ...

When performing a colonoscopy, doctors send a small camera through the human large intestine to search for signs of cancer. Mayor Eric Adams and his press team sent reporters down an equally long, ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes to ADR definition include lowering the age of patient inclusion to 45 years and raising the minimum ...

New guidelines introduce quality indicators like bowel preparation adequacy and sessile serrated lesion detection rates for colonoscopy. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) threshold increased from 30% ...

If you’ve been putting off a colonoscopy, you’re not alone. The fasting is uncomfortable, the prep is disagreeable, and the procedure itself requires you to be put to sleep. But colonoscopies are more ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...