Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

As artificial intelligence tools increasingly enter gastrointestinal medicine, a team of international experts led by Tyler M ...

The saline-immersion/irrigation technique in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection is a safe and effective minimally ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks. Diet, obesity, and lack of early screening are playing a major role in ...

Genetics, the microbiome, and low screening rates may be factors in the increase, experts say. Here are risk factors for the disease—and the most common symptoms. This colorized abdominal X-ray shows ...

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...

Patients who underwent colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) experienced significantly less pain than those who underwent colonoscopy or CT colonography, yet they expressed more concerns about its ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. “It was peculiar that these three all had running in ...

SANDY — More people are experiencing chronic digestive health conditions and colon cancer is being diagnosed at younger ages, prompting one of Utah's largest health care companies to increase options ...

Even more colorectal cancer cases are being found in adults under 50, and a new collection of research suggests that a surge in screening may be tied to many of the more recent diagnoses – but not the ...

Colon cancer will be diagnosed in approximately 150,000 Americans in 2024. It’s the fourth most diagnosed cancer in the United States and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths, according to the U ...