"Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard when screening for colorectal cancer," says gastroenterologist ... the medications provided by your doctor to help clear your bowels. After taking that, ...

After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide if you still need screenings. If a colonoscopy shows everything is normal, the usual schedule is to repeat it again ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

Spanish study reveals that rapid fecal test is as effective as colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer in its early stages.

The risks for any colorectal cancer and for higher-stage disease were similar when follow-up colonoscopy was done 8 to 30 days, 31 to 60 days, 61 to 90 days, or 91 to 180 after a positive test.

Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults.

Comparison of screening colonoscopy rates after positive noninvasive testing for colorectal cancer in states with and without cost-sharing. JAMA Netw Open . 2022;5(6):e2216910. doi:10.1001 ...

October 30, 2006 (Las Vegas) — People who have no neoplasms on a baseline colonoscopy rarely have any such lesions, benign or malignant, at the 5-year follow-up, according to a team of ...

About The Study: The finding of a slightly lower prevalence of any adenoma in the younger compared with the older age group (35.4% vs 40.8%) in the current study is consistent with an evaluation ...