After recent comments from celebs, it may sound like colonoscopy complications are common. But such complications are exceedingly rare, experts say.

A long-term study has examined how a colonoscopy affects the risk of colon cancer and the mortality risk in the event of a colon cancer diagnosis over the long term. The results are surprising. Colon ...

A major international study has found that screening colonoscopy can sharply reduce the risk of colorectal cancer among people who undergo the test. People who have a screening colonoscopy may reduce ...

You know that you should book a mammogram every two years and a dental cleaning every year, but what about the rest of your body? A colonoscopy is a routine medical procedure that could save your life ...

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

Individuals who adopted a healthier lifestyle after their first screening colonoscopy had a lower risk for both colorectal cancer (CRC) and major chronic diseases. Previous research has shown that ...

In 2021, the recommended age for a colonoscopy for someone at average risk was lowered to 45 from 50, after data showed a 15% ...

Researchers investigated whether undergoing colonoscopy between ages 40 and 49 years was associated with a reduced long-term risk for CRC.

Genotype-informed surveillance should pair colonoscopy with upper endoscopy when MLH1/MSH2 mutations or family history ...

Analyzing the widening delta between algorithmic polyp tracking and actual reductions in interval colorectal cancer ...