Diagnostic and surgical approaches to treating the disease are evolving — just as rates are spiking. Learn how the surgical ...

When I woke up from the colonoscopy, my gastrointestinal doctor told me they had found something in my colon. The diagnosis ...

An 85-year-old woman with a positive Cologuard test weighs the risks of further colon cancer screening, including a 4% cancer ...

I'm an 85-year-old woman. I took the Cologuard test a month ago, and it came back positive. My gastrointestinal doctor said ...

"Oh!" I laughed, relieved. "I knew that ," and reminded her that she was the one who had diagnosed me 18 years earlier, when after the birth of my son, bumpy little skin tags appeared along the scar ...

The first U.K.-wide analysis of bowel screening for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has identified ...

The first UK-wide analysis of bowel screening for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has identified opportunities to improve the early detection of cancer.

Yesterday, I had my first colonoscopy ever. It had been a while since my last gastroscopy, so I decided to have both done at ...

A doctor in Florida performed a medical first on Sunday, using a robotic telesurgery system to perform a surgery at a ...

I have read several consultations regarding pre-examination anxiety."It's not the examination itself that I'm afraid of, but the use of sedatives.""More than the pain, I'm anxious because I don't know ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) condition in which symptoms may come and go, but inflammation can persist even when you feel fine. Traditional disease monitoring in ...

Patrick asked for help numerous times, but by the time he got a diagnosis, he had already been handed a death sentence.