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Nearly 18,000 people under the age of 50 will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Because of the growing number of individuals ...

Sigmoidoscopy alone for colon cancer screening in elderly patients may miss up to half of colon polyps, according to The Oncology Report. A recent study of flexible sigmoidoscopy procedures in more ...

A surgeon used the DiLumen C2 to remove a sigmoid polyp in a 62-year-old patient without surgical intervention. What you should know: 1. The DiLumen device is an endoscopic dual balloon colon ...

Researchers followed 29,000 women over several years and found eating higher amounts of ultra-processed foods may increase ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a ...

Adults with acromegaly have an elevated risk for colon polyps, and those who have a higher level of insulin-like growth factor I at diagnosis appear to have an even greater risk compared with those ...

This report concerns a screening programme for colorectal cancer using Fecatest, a relatively sensitive test for faecal occult blood, in a factor-based population. A total of 2420 workers between 40 ...