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 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, ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet its early symptoms are often overlooked or mistaken for minor ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S. according to the American Cancer Society. This year, more than 106,000 new ...

Terry Crews is advocating for colon cancer awareness and prevention. The "America's Got Talent" host teamed up with Lead From Behind in collaboration with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to create a ...

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it's not necessarily something ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Polyps in the colon and rectum (together called colorectal polyps) are common in people over age 50. They are usually ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation—for or against—the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...