Early detection of colon cancer is key to survival. New guidance advises endoscopists in identifying malignant colorectal polyps and recommendations for surgery. New guidance released by the US ...

SIOUX CITY | Last August, Gary Wood was lying on an operating room table at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's staring up at a network of robotic arms that reminded him of an octopus. Although the ...

Doctors at Advent Health in Orlando are using the newly Food and Drug Administration-approved Senhance system for minimally invasive abdominal surgery. Unlike other robotic systems, Senhance provides ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Patrick Hellen is an avid golfer who was in good health when he underwent a routine colonoscopy in 2017. The procedure revealed a polyp in the cecum - the first ...

She didn't have her first colonoscopy until the age of 58, and when she did, the results weren't what she was hoping to hear. "I knew my body and I wasn't feeling right. I thought that I was ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first blood test to be used as a first-line screening to detect colon and colorectal cancer. This new blood test for colon ...

ALVIN – It’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for men and women combined -- colorectal cancer. Doctors are finding patients are being diagnosed younger. Stephanie Reetz ...

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center in Jacksonville is evaluating using artificial intelligence-based technology in hopes of improving the survival rate and recovery times of colon and rectal surgery ...

New research has found a link between colorectal cancer in young women and ultra-processed foods. Here's what's behind this, ...

ATLANTA - For years, Mark Atencio of Marietta says he rarely went in for medical checkups. "I was that guy: ‘Mr. I Don’t Go To The Doctor All the Time,’ Atencio says. "If I’m sick, I’ll get through it ...