This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...

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 ...

SAINT LOUIS, Miss. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Ninety-percent of all colon cancers are preventable, yet more than twenty-four million Americans who should have the recommended screening test will not do it.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that people who get screened for colon cancer are less likely to end up dying of the disease. But it matters what doctor performs the test, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Due to existing payment structures and practice patterns for colonoscopy, reducing endoscopist reimbursement may diminish access to and quality of colorectal cancer screening. Colonoscopy ...

With colon cancer on both his mother and father's side of his family, John Gifford is diligent about getting a colonoscopy every five years. So when his doctors offered a new test using artificial ...

The American Cancer Society’s newest recommendations include blood tests, in addition to stool tests and colonoscopy.

Some Iowa doctors are expressing concerns over a land mark study that questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies. The study — the largest of its kind — was recently published in The New England ...

Dear Doctor: Now that I’ve turned 50, I need to get a colonoscopy, but I just can’t drink that disgusting prep solution. I’ve tried three different times, but I wind up so nauseated that I can’t ...

Ninety percent of all colon cancers are preventable, yet more than 24 million Americans who should have the recommended screening test will not do it. There are three things your doctor wants you to ...