Gastroenterologists Keith Siau of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust found something "particularly eye-catching" inside a 59-year-old man's colon. A colonoscopy is a procedure where a camera is ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States with more than 140,000 cases diagnosed each year. It is also one of the most preventable cancers. Since March is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors found a fly in the colon of a 63-year-old man during a routine colonoscopy. They suspect the fly was swallowed, and were ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer, polyps, unexplained diarrhea, ...

But how is a colonoscopy really done? Dr. Mark Pochapin, director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, said patients first receive instructions from the doctor to clean out the colon ...