Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister's colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

A surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

Colorectal cancer, which starts in the large intestine (colon) or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Once thought to mainly affect older adults, it is now ...

Unlike your actual age, which is simply the number of years you've been alive, your biological age shows how well (or poorly) your body is functioning. It's affected by things like your genes, how you ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese and overweight people are more likely to develop colon polyps, a possible precursor to cancer, than are slimmer individuals, according to a new review of past ...

A new study conducted by researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital linked precancerous colon polyps to specific gut bacteria.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat about three servings of fish per week have a somewhat lower chance of having polyps found during a routine colonoscopy than women who eat just one serving ...

Last time, I wrote about what prompted me to get a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as the preparation before the ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...