I knew something wasn’t right and I needed to push again for answers.” Shelby was finally referred to a gastroenterologist, ...

The colonic site with maximum inflammation was determined for each patient. Conclusions: Sigmoidoscopy is not sufficient for evaluating inflammation in UC patients. In particular, colonoscopy is ...

Who needs to worry about colon cancer, and what tests will we be able to use in the future for early cancer detection?

These include fecal occult blood testing and multi-target stool DNA tests, which examine stool samples for signs of colorectal cancer, and flexible sigmoidoscopy, which only examines part of the colon ...

Will Crohn’s disease affect your fertility? Is it safe to take your medication while pregnant? Experts answer these and other ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and the fourth among women in the ...

These could be a colonoscopy - a procedure which uses a camera inside a long tube to look inside the whole bowel - or a flexible sigmoidoscopy, which looks at part of it. More than 90% of people ...

Methods: The prospectively collected data were reviewed of all patients undergoing either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand ...

The updated guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have led to an increase in screening for ...

A study reveals that stress may accelerate the progression of colorectal cancer by weakening the immune system's response, ...

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) announced a free cancer screening camp for GHMC employees on Tuesday, ...