While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

Washington DC [US], March 14 (ANI): Researchers find in a study that two types of colon polyps can raise bowel cancer risk fivefold. These two polyp types may represent separate cancer pathways that ...

Undergoing cancer treatment at a younger age can put the survivors at risk of developing numerous gastrointestinal polyps, even if they do not have hereditary susceptibility to polyposis. The acquired ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

Donna Gainer was enjoying life by hiking, biking and eating healthy. So it was a surprise when she was diagnosed with ...

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, ...

March marks Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention to one of the most common cancers in the United States.

For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more advanced ...

A large study of adult colonoscopies found sessile serrated lesion detection rate was significantly associated with lower risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer.

A new study conducted by gastroenterologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates poor preparation by patients for a colonoscopy may lead to doctors missing ...