NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with calcium supplements for 4 years appears to provide protection against recurrent colorectal adenomas -- the type of polyp that leads to cancer -- for up to 5 ...

A new study has linked certain types of gut bacteria to the development of precancerous colon polyps. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has linked certain types of gut bacteria to ...

New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

Increased demand for colonoscopies has prompted healthcare leaders to hone preventive screening, service delivery and innovation strategies in recent years.1 While the detection of polyps during ...

The results of new study demonstrate the use of a split-dose preparation for colonoscopy improves both polyp detection rates and adenoma detection rates, according to a news release (pdf). The study, ...

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy suggests dynamic patient position changes during the withdrawal period of a colonoscopy can significantly increase the detection of polyps and adenomas.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The adenoma detection rate was 8% higher with Caddie, a cloud-based AI system, vs. standard of care. Proximal ...

Now it’s colonoscopy’s turn to get a computer-aided upgrade. Colonoscopy, the insertion of an endoscope into the colon to examine its interior walls, reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer-related ...

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 ...

Increased demand for colonoscopies has prompted healthcare leaders to hone preventive screening, service delivery and innovation strategies in recent years.1 While the detection of polyps during ...