A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

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 ...

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 ...

If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes. The polyps will be removed during the procedure and sent to a lab for a biopsy; the results may be back in as little as a day.

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 ...

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

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, ...

Investigations: Physical examination, laboratory investigations, stool studies, colonoscopy with biopsies, immunohistochemistry and pathologic review of biopsy specimens. A 75-year-old female ...

When medics noted high levels of blood in her stool, she was referred for a colonoscopy and biopsy. Ms Perea was given the shocking news in November 2021 she had stage four bowel cancer – the ...

A colonoscopy is a test to diagnose the problems ... a tumour – larger extra growth and a haemorrhoid (piles). Later, we take a biopsy from an ulcer or polyp. Small polyps are also removed ...

Following a series of tests, including blood tests, a stool sample, colonoscopy, and biopsy, she received the devastating diagnosis of stage four bowel cancer in November 2021, with the disease ...