Before a colonoscopy, it’s important to follow ... including peer-reviewed studies, board-certified medical experts, patients with lived experience, and information from top institutions.

An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.

If your doctor recommends you have a colonoscopy, don’t worry. You may think it’s going to be a terrible procedure, but it won’t be. Most likely you won’t even be awake to remember it.

In August, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2385, mandating insurance coverage for all colonoscopies for patients exhibiting symptoms of colon cancer or having an existing colon condition ...

4. Arrange to have a responsible driver take you home after the procedure A colonoscopy requires sedation, so medical offices will typically require you to have a responsible person – a friend ...

It’s not known how many people may have IBS symptoms after having a colonoscopy. Anecdotal evidence, which refers to the ...

According to Contos’ medical record, the gastroenterologist who performed his colonoscopy described it as “not difficult.” He biopsied and removed small growths called polyps from two spots ...

Colin J. Rees, a professor of gastroenterology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and colleagues compared the real-world clinical ...