Technology is changing how doctors detect colon cancer. New AI-enhanced imaging tools help physicians find subtle polyps that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

A team-based procedure for removing difficult or large precancerous colon polyps is effective and eliminates the need to take out part of a person's colon to reduce their cancer risk, a small clinical ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk openly about a disease that affects many families but is often ...

Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK guidelines for colon cancer surveillance might be better at catching pre-cancerous polyps early on than U.S. ones, a new study suggests. Because the UK guidelines ...

Unlike your actual age, which is simply the number of years you’ve been alive, your biological age shows how well (or poorly) your body is functioning. It’s affected by things like your genes, how you ...

Many colorectal cancers begin as polyps. These growths are usually benign and cause no immediate harm. However, two specific ...

New research suggests that biological age — a measure of the body’s physiological state — could predict who is at higher risk for developing colon polyps, a key risk factor for colorectal cancer. For ...