This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

Colon cancer kills about 50,000 Americans per year. And screening does save lives. But getting a colonoscopy isn't risk-free. About three out of every 1,000 people who have the procedure experience ...

A single screening colonoscopy reduced colorectal cancer incidence by roughly 30% over 13 years — a meaningful improvement over earlier findings — but failed to produce a statistically significant ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

Medicare pays for colonoscopy screening tests, but how often they're covered depends on whether you are at high or low risk for colorectal cancer. If you are at low risk for colorectal cancer, ...

New methods of screening for colon cancer may provide more pleasant alternatives to the colonoscopy for some patients. During a colonoscopy, doctors look for precancerous polyps that may exist in the ...

Colonoscopy has been the bread-and-butter procedure of the GI field for decades, but new technology continues to roll out. Ten GI physicians consider whether or not a new device will ever be able to ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a novel design for a multi-DOF sensor-enabled robotic capsule endoscope (RCE) for colonoscopies. Colonoscopies grant physicians the ...