A large Australian study has uncovered new evidence linking the presence of two different types of bowel polyps to a substantially higher risk of advanced pre-cancerous changes. A routine colonoscopy ...

Researchers studying over 8,400 colonoscopies discovered that having both adenomas and serrated polyps in the bowel can raise the risk of serious precancerous changes by up to five times. These two ...

Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods and fiber supplements, causes inflammation in the gut and exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease in a preclinical model, according to a new ...

The terms ‘bowel cancer’, ‘colon cancer’ and ‘colorectal cancer’ are often used interchangeably. In the UK, ‘bowel cancer’ is the umbrella term for cancers affecting the colon and rectum. Cancer ...

An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found. This study, conducted by researchers from the University of ...

A father-of-two has revealed the warning sign of bowel cancer which appeared two years before he was diagnosed with the disease at just 33 years old. Christmas tree farmer James Rogers, now 34, from ...