Everyone knows someone who has had a colonoscopy and heard the stories about the preparations. Wouldn’t you rather have a day ...

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer‑related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, according to ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Too many people have put off routine health care during the pandemic. And that includes colon cancer screening. Some myths about colonoscopies are keeping people from a ...

Don’t be overconfident of that recent colonoscopy’s clean bill of health. That’s the lesson of a new study suggesting that colonoscopies reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer not by up to 90 ...

Preparing for a colonoscopy is a lot. The liquid diet. The laxatives. The trips to the bathroom. But if it sounds like more ...

Q: I have a group of friends who have a lot in common. We are all in our mid-70s, active and in fairly good shape. None of us have any chronic medical conditions other than arthritis. Two of us are ...

Colonoscopies are preventable, treatable, and beatable – if caught early, according to gastroenterologist Dr. E. Marcus ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Jackie Bender is getting an up close look at ...

So I wrote about part of this once before. A few years ago, my doctor wanted me to get a colonoscopy as part of an annual physical. I did not want to. Never mind the consequences should it actually ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...