From the column: "You’ve heard about dedicated runners “hitting the wall?” Finishing your prep is kind of like that." ...

CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

Why colon-related cancer is rising in the ... If any more than five polyps were detected during a colonoscopy, says Haji, this would be considered “a lot” and another colonoscopy would be ...

Sanford developed a database of who should be sent a home screening kit. The number they came up with is a big one.

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 problems in a colonoscopy. Call your doctor right away if you have any ...

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched an initiative to mail stool-based screening kits for colorectal cancer directly to patient's homes.

"Also, if the test is positive, it requires a colonoscopy to evaluate for colon polyps or colon cancer." The researcher recommends that patients talk with their providers about options for ...

Emily King of Mobile, Alabama, was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago at the age of 27. She had experienced some diarrhea, abdominal pain and anemia, but having cancer had never entered ...