A young mother has revealed the symptoms that led to her stage 3 colorectal diagnosis. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed ...

During the exam, your doctor can use a small snare in the colonoscope to take tiny samples of your colon for testing, which is called a biopsy. They can also use it to take out abnormal growths ...

Liquid biopsy is a non-invasive method that can help detect and monitor cancer treatment It assesses neoplastic material from ...

The physician removes a polyp or tissue for a biopsy. Medicare covers a screening colonoscopy, a test performed to check that the person’s health is on track and to identify whether any ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

In August, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2385, mandating insurance coverage for all colonoscopies for patients exhibiting symptoms of colon cancer or having an existing colon condition ...

Trainee Sigmoid colon SHAFT 46 M* T (hot biopsy) Staff Sigmoid colon TIP 64 M* T (hot biopsy) Staff Sigmoid colon TIP 79 F* T (cold biopsy) Staff Transverse colon TIP 37 F* T (snare polypectomy ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

The NHS is urging people to go to their GP if they have a key symptom that can appear anywhere on the body, but more notably, ...

Dr. Guglietta: Yes. So, it's exactly the challenge. And what we are actually seeing is that at the moment, especially for ...