Researchers found that women who had undergone colorectal adenoma resection still showed gut microbiome and fecal metabolome ...

Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) showed a superior safety profile over traditional hot EMR for large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps measuring ≥ 20 mm, with significantly lower risks of ...

Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Key Takeaways Adenomatous polyps are the most common type of polyps in the colon and are ...

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The localised stage of colon/rectal cancer has a high 5-year survival rate (91%/90% ...

A team-based procedure for removing difficult or large precancerous colon polyps is effective and eliminates the need to take out part of a person's colon to reduce their cancer risk, a small clinical ...

Colonic polyps are small growths on the inside lining of the large bowel. If left untreated, there is a small risk that polyps may develop into bowel cancer after several years. Combined endoscopic ...

Hemorrhoids are a common condition that affects about half of all people by age fifty. Although hemorrhoids are usually harmless, some worry that they may be a sign of cancer. While certain symptoms ...

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, refers to any cancer that affects the colon and rectum. Common signs of colorectal cancer include blood in the stool, ...

Typically, a person cannot identify anal cancer by sight. However, in some cases, small, hard lumps may develop just inside and outside the anus, so it may be beneficial to learn about what anal ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...