Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large ...

Colon polyps are growths that occur on the inner ... them generally have more than one,” adds Dr. May. Polyps can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Only a percentage of polyps ...

Most are benign but will be tested to see ... for a day or two if your doctor did a biopsy or removed any polyps. Bleeding and puncture of the colon are rare but possible problems in a colonoscopy.

Colon cancer, particularly prevalent in people over 50, starts as benign polyps and can progress if undetected. Cheryl, a survivor, highlights early symptoms like severe stomach pain, irregular ...

silkwayrain/Getty Images 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 ...

For instance, a study on CT colonography found that colonic lipomas are the second most common colonic lesions after polyps ... A benign tumor made up of fat tissue found in the colon.

While AI-assisted colonoscopy improves adenoma detection rates, it also increases the detection of non-neoplastic lesions.

Despite having a better safety profile, cold endoscopic mucosal resection led to a higher risk for recurrent/residual ...

The study’s lead researcher, Associate Professor Zhang Yongliang from the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at NUS ...