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

A finding of any type of polyp in the colon increases the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to new findings from a large Swedish study. At 10 years, the cumulative colorectal cancer ...

TUESDAY, May 15, 2018 -- The type of colon polyp that's spotted during a colonoscopy may help predict the likelihood of colon cancer, new research shows. These polyps -- also called adenomas -- can be ...

Adenomatous polyps are the most common type of polyps in the colon and are usually harmless. Symptoms of polyps might include ...

Patients were recruited between 2003 and 2010 as part of the Tennessee Colorectal Polyp Study. Red meat intake and cigarette smoking status, duration, and frequency were the strongest risk factors for ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you talk about colon polyps? I had polyps removed during a colonoscopy. My doctor recommends another colonoscopy in three years. I have retired, and my insurer has declined to ...

Colorectal serrated polyps (index serrated polyps) diagnosed histologically between 2000 and 2013 were identified by query of our comprehensive electronic Gastrointestinal Pathology Division database ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: At my urging because of a strong family history of colon cancer, my 30-year-old son had a colonoscopy. He had four tubular adenomas — a surprise to us and the ...

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients participating in wheat bran fiber (WBF) and the ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) phase III polyp prevention trials Full size table The serrated polyps were ...

What Is a Tubular Adenoma? If you’ve ever had a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer, your doctor may have told you that they found polyps. These small clumps of cells that form on your colon lining ...

As artificial intelligence becomes more common in gastroenterology, industry leaders are hopeful about its potential for polyp detection during colonoscopies. Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health ...