March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Colorado doctors are warning the deadly disease is on the rise among young people. Diagnoses in people under 50 have risen by more than 50% since 1994.

Adrienna Jirik, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic, where she has been providing care since 2016. She completed advanced fellowships in hepatology/transplant and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interval FIT was positive in 14% to 17% of patients after colonoscopy, regardless of polypectomy history. High ...

Individuals who adopted a healthier lifestyle after their first screening colonoscopy had a lower risk for both colorectal cancer (CRC) and major chronic diseases. Previous research has shown that ...

Researchers in Gastroenterology evaluated strategies for preventing avoidable colorectal cancers after colonoscopy. In related news, a third of adenomas could be missed with white-light colonoscopy, ...

A new study by Canadian researchers published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology reveals colonoscopies may miss nearly 8 percent (or one in every 13) of colon cancers, according to The AJC.

SAN DIEGO — For patients with a positive fecal immunochemical test, the risk for colorectal cancer increases if diagnostic colonoscopy is delayed beyond 6 months, according to new research. "In breast ...

Luis Manzano shared a health update after undergoing a colonoscopy and gastroscopy. The checkup is part of getting older and taking better care of his health ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study support the 2006 consensus guidelines for monitoring patients with a known increased risk of colon cancer. The guidelines recommend that a ...

There is room for improvement in the time it takes for patients to receive colonoscopy after positive fecal blood tests, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A $100 rideshare starting at age 45 that doubled colonoscopy completion from 35% to 70% would reduce CRC cases ...