Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

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I just turned 45 and am dreading my first colonoscopy. Why do I need to be screened if I’m not having issues? Can you walk me ...

A study found that a blood test detecting ctDNA after surgery more accurately predicts recurrence and survival in patients with stage 3 colon cancer.

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers ...

Sponsored FOY Procedure Helps Scuba Diver Conquer Complex Colon Polyps and Dive Again Sunil Amin, M.D., a gastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System ...