Virtual colonoscopy is nearly as accurate as the real thing, and both methods far outperform three other standard screening methods for colon cancer, German researchers report. Their study of more ...

Avoiding a colonoscopy because of its uncomfortable invasiveness? A high-tech procedure may eliminate a lot of this discomfort while still giving your doctor a good peek inside. Virtual colonoscopy ...

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

Tom Hanks, Steve Martin and Martin Short have turned one very unglamorous medical routine into a competition. During a recent ...

A procedure that lets doctors find abnormal growths in the colon through computer-generated images is slightly more accurate and less invasive than conventional colonoscopy, new research suggests.

SIOUX CITY - Gayle Gregg"s friends kept hounding her. Good thing. "I turned 50 and my doctor told me to get a colonoscopy," she said. "I didn"t want to, but my girlfriends were all insistent. They ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy seems to prevent about two-thirds of deaths from colon cancer, rather than 90 percent as has been widely claimed, a study ...

Researchers in Gastroenterology evaluated strategies for preventing avoidable colorectal cancers after colonoscopy. In ...

Real-time quality improvement systems improved adenoma detection rate and technical skills of providers during colonoscopy, Medpage Today reports. Chinese researchers examined the effect artificial ...

The Colonoscopy Device Market grew from USD 2.22 billion in 2024 to USD 2.38 billion in 2025. It is expected to continue growing at a CAGR of 7.80%, reaching USD 3.48 billion by 2030. Robust demand ...

Sort of. If we're talking about the re-test, and your first one came up negative. A virtual colonoscopy replaces an operation and a scope up your butt with x-rays and other imaging. But you still need ...