The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiraman / Getty Images It’s been frequently reported that colorectal cancer rates are increasing in young people in the United ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

Since colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than age 50, national guidelines have recently pushed the starting age for colorectal cancer screening down to 45. We need to spread the word.

If you’ve been putting off a colonoscopy, you’re not alone. The fasting is uncomfortable, the prep is disagreeable, and the procedure itself requires you to be put to sleep. But colonoscopies are more ...

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 ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

Adrienna Jirik, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic, where she has been providing care since 2016. She completed advanced fellowships in hepatology/transplant and ...