A colonoscopy is a vital screening procedure for colorectal cancer. While the procedure is relatively painless, the preparation can be daunting, particularly the requirement to consume a large amount ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My physician has recommended a colonoscopy. I’ve never had one and am overdue. My question involves the prep protocol. My wife had one with the doctor who will do mine at the local ...

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Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S. and the second leading cancer death cause worldwide. But there’s good news: It’s also one of the most ...

A colonoscopy remains one of medicine’s most effective tools for detecting colorectal cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. While the procedure itself typically causes minimal discomfort ...

Nancy Brown, 60, described her preparation with Suprep as “very tolerable,” a far cry from her son's experience 12 years ago. The days of drinking a gallon of oily liquid the night before a ...

Researchers may have found a better way to prep patients for colonoscopy procedures so they no longer need to drink a gallon of prescribed fluids prior to the procedure. The study found that patients ...

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Imagine being Dr. Jennifer Nayor. As a gastroenterologist at Emerson Endoscopy and Digestive Health Center in Concord, she knows most patients would rather be anywhere but her exam room."I know a lot ...

Colonoscopies are never fun. But they are necessary to help catch colon cancer. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that could make preparation for the screening easier.

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...