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 boy with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits undergoes colonoscopy, revealing a juvenile polyp with rare bone formation.

A Japanese double-blind randomized trial found that two years of decaffeinated green tea extract tablets were associated with ...

Regularly performing colonoscopies, allowing more time for examinations, and using dye to improve visibility may help clinicians detect more polyps in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). | Digestive Sys ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister's colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

News-Medical reports that the first UK-wide analysis of bowel cancer checks for people with inflammatory bowel disease found ...

Colorectal cancer, which starts in the large intestine (colon) or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Once thought to mainly affect older adults, it is now ...

A UK-wide analysis of almost 16,000 IBD surveillance procedures found that endoscopist experience, procedure time and dye use ...

A surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are linked to a modest but meaningful decrease in the occurrence of colon polyps and CRC. Bariatric surgery, specifically Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...