People with first-degree relatives who were repeatedly diagnosed with colorectal polyps appeared at increased risk for ...

Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large ...

Finding and removing colon polyps may help prevent colon cancer. In addition, colon cancer screening may help find cancer early, making a cure more likely. Your gastroenterologist will ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

You may need to avoid certain medicines, such as blood thinners, for a day or two if your doctor did a biopsy or removed any polyps. Bleeding and puncture of the colon are rare but possible ...

silkwayrain/Getty Images 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 ...

An Anderson, South Carolina, man wants to tell everyone his health care story and the need to get a second opinion.

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms ...

The risk for colorectal cancer was associated with the frequency of colorectal polyp diagnoses in relatives in a study based ...