A large study of adult colonoscopies found sessile serrated lesion detection rate was significantly associated with lower risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer.

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After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

Donna Gainer was enjoying life by hiking, biking and eating healthy. So it was a surprise when she was diagnosed with ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation — for or against — the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...

New research suggests that biological age — a measure of the body’s physiological state — could predict who is at higher risk for developing colon polyps, a key risk factor for colorectal cancer. For ...

While both conditions can cause similar symptoms, hemorrhoids and polyps differ significantly in their nature and location. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, often caused by ...

If you’re over 50 years old, there’s a good chance you’ve had a colonoscopy. But you’re just as likely not to have had one, even though physicians have begun to recommend people have one after they ...

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Unlike your actual age, which is simply the number of years you’ve been alive, your biological age shows how well (or poorly) your body is functioning. It’s affected by things like your genes, how you ...