A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

At 13 years of follow-up, the incidence of CRC was 1.46% among participants who underwent colonoscopy screening versus 1.80% in the no-screening group, with a risk ratio (RR) of 0.81 (95% CI 0.71-0.90 ...

Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance is widely implemented to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet increasing evidence raises concerns about whether current strategies are ...

Data for this study was provided by the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry (NHCR)—a statewide colonoscopy registry funded by the National Cancer Institute that began (initially through a pilot project ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S. according to the American Cancer Society. This year, more than 106,000 new ...

During the examination, a doctor inserts a colonoscope — a small, flexible tube with an attached camera — through the rectum and into the colon. The doctor may also take a tissue sample (biopsy) or ...

Dear Doctors: My internist has recommended a colonoscopy. I dread having it, though, because I'm concerned about the liquid laxative prep it requires. I suffer from IBS, which is often painful. Is it ...

In adults aged 75 years or older, the risk for death from causes other than colorectal cancer greatly exceeded the 10-year risk for diagnosis or colorectal cancer-specific death.