A Kerala consumer commission has ordered a Thrissur hospital and one of its doctors to pay over Rs 1 lakh to a woman whose colonoscopy was performed without her consent in 2011, a procedure that ended ...

Last time, I wrote about what prompted me to get a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as the preparation before the ...

Colonoscopy procedure A colonoscopy is an important procedure for detecting colorectal cancer in those at high risk or over the age of 50. A colonoscopy usually takes 30–60 minutes. However, people ...

For patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, one of the most troublesome long-term complications is small bowel ...

Robotic surgery offers significant benefits over laparoscopic procedures for many patients undergoing colectomies for colon cancer, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center. They also ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based on ...

The Triton 1 can reach anywhere in the colon to screen for cancer as well as remove early-stage tumors and precancerous ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S. according to the American Cancer Society. This year, more than 106,000 new ...

Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini underwent successful surgery on Thursday to remove a malignant tumor from his colon, ...