ANSWER: A colonoscopy is both a screening tool for cancer and a way to prevent cancer by removing polyps before they can get ...

Colorectal cancer screening means searching for colon and rectal tumors in those without symptoms as well as at-risk patients with no history of colon or rectal polyps or cancer.

Cases of early onset colorectal cancer, occurring in people between the ages of 20 and 45, have increased in recent decades.

Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed a new tool to predict the risk of colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous ...

A single polyp found during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam will usually lead to follow-up colonoscopy to look for other polyps. Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat ...

Emily Alinger was 25 years old when she went in for a routine colonoscopy that may have saved her life. Alinger was told she had a precancerous polyp, an abnormal growth on the lining of the colon ...

“With the score, we can determine whether a patient under 45 years old is at high risk of developing colorectal cancer,” ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and GI Physicians Inc. is using a walk-through colon to emphasize the importance ...

Screening for colorectal cancer can save your life. In fact, 60% of deaths from colorectal cancer could be avoided with ...

AMSURG partners with more than 1,300 GI physicians across the country, providing high-quality care and advancing colon cancer prevention efforts. These physicians play a vital role in creating ...