Colorectal cancer is among the most common and deadly forms of cancer. But if detected early with a colonoscopy, the risk of getting colon cancer is reduced by 70 percent, making it one of the easiest ...

If you haven’t had a colonoscopy, you’re not missing much, except a chance to save your life. Colon and rectal cancer rates are soaring among young and middle-aged adults. In response to the alarming ...

After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, and she chalked up her symptoms to lingering effects of anesthesia.

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...

A new method of performing virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan - which does not involve the dreaded laxative preparation to clear the colon the night before - may be about as effective as a standard ...

For anyone seeking to avoid the unpleasantness and discomfort of a colonoscopy, here’s good news: A computed tomography (CT) scan that provides a “virtual colonoscopy” of the large intestine is just ...

A randomized trial shows combined water exchange and cap-assisted colonoscopy shortens cecal intubation time and reduces pain in unsedated procedures.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in the development of precision-based gastrointestinal disease technologies, announced today that it has CE marked its SKOUT medical ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in precision medicine technologies for gastroenterology, announced today that the company’s automated polyp detection algorithm for ...

Marion VanDruff, a gastrointestinal technician, described the manner in which Dr. Dipak Desai withdrew a scope during colonoscopy procedures as so fast it was like “cracking a whip.” VanDruff said if ...

After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, and she chalked up her symptoms to lingering effects of anesthesia.