T here will probably never be a TV reality show on how to survive colonoscopy prep, but before enduring my first one, I was pretty convinced there needed to be. I kept hearing from family and friends ...

Colorectal cancer is preventable and ‘highly treatable’ if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: Halfpoint/Getty Images Colorectal cancer is the third-most diagnosed ...

Her latest campaign uses humor and celebrity star power to break stigma and encourage early detection of colon cancer.

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

Katie Couric is most famous for her time on the Today show, which she co-hosted from 1991 to 2006. But her segment on colonoscopies comes in a close second. In the groundbreaking segment, which made ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

Delayed reporting of cancer diagnosis by registries probably led to the weaker-than-expected effects of screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) observed in the NordICC trial, a new ...

One thing about me: I’m gonna ask for a discount. While I won’t haggle with local, independent vendors who are putting in the work on their entrepreneurial dreams, I have no qualms about big deals at ...

In the Article on the COLONPREV study by Antoni Castells and colleagues, invitation to biennial faecal immunochemical testing was non-inferior to invitation to colonoscopy with regard to colorectal ...

Q: I just completed a colonoscopy. I was relieved that the gastroenterologist gave me a good bill of health, but I was disappointed that he said nothing about postprocedure recovery. When you use the ...

Private equity (PE) acquisition of gastroenterology (GI) practices led to higher colonoscopy prices, utilization, and spending with no commensurate effect on quality, an economic analysis found. Price ...