Colorectal cancer is preventable and ‘highly treatable’ if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: Halfpoint/Getty Images Colorectal cancer is the third-most diagnosed ...

You should be able to resume normal exercise 24 hours after a colonoscopy. Sedation during the procedure affects your body, so avoid working out until you've fully recovered. Always consult your ...

If that prep did its job to clean you out, a Cleveland Clinic GI expert explains constipation as a colonoscopy recovery ...

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

A Japanese multicentre study finds linked colour imaging significantly reduces missed colorectal polyps compared with ...

Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most ...

Instead of a colonoscopy, a healthcare professional will typically order the following tests to check for signs of liver damage: Although a colonoscopy does not check for liver damage, it can help ...

Having a doctor stick a camera up your butt searching for cells that could turn into cancer is never going to be fun. But it’s still the most effective way to screen for colon and rectal cancer, the ...

A randomised trial shows 200 mg simethicone with PEG-ELS is as effective as 1200 mg for bowel cleansing and adenoma detection in afternoon colonoscopy.

Patients prefer the comfort of colon capsule endoscopy but remain uncertain about its effectiveness, reporting lower ...

Delayed reporting of cancer diagnosis by registries probably led to the weaker-than-expected effects of screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) observed in the NordICC trial, a new ...

We all wear our pride on our clothing: sports jerseys, graphic tees, brand logos. It’s not uncommon to pass someone wearing a “Star Wars” shirt or Red Sox jersey, but one company is purposely trying ...