Two types of colon polyps can raise bowel cancer risk fivefold: Study ...

Many colorectal cancers begin as polyps, which are growths that develop on the inner lining of the bowel. These growths are usually benign and cause no immediate harm. However, two specific types of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

OF all the problems currently facing the surgeon and pathologist, none is more controversial than the pathogenesis and proper treatment of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Until a few years ago the ...

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., but colonoscopies have been found to reduce the risk of death from the disease by 70 percent by finding and removing ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

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Being over ideal body weight has known risks with respect to heart and blood pressure problems, but the list is growing. Now researchers have studied nearly 3000 patients undergoing routine physicals ...

The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a follow-up memo. The ...

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.