The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private test ...

CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, ...

During a colonoscopy, if abnormal growths, called polyps, are found, they can be removed. Most are benign but will be tested to see if they contain cancer cells. Also, tell your doctor if you have ...

Neal Kaushal, MD, a gastroenterologist from Sonora, Calif., highlighted colon cancer screening as the most promising growth area for ASCs. This is largely driven by revised guidelines recommending ...

A colonoscopy is used to look for conditions that affect the rectum and large intestine. It is also used to remove polyps ...

One way to be screened is through a procedure called colonoscopy, where a physician ... are not as thorough as they should be and overlook growths they should be removing. It might be time to ...

Q. When seniors gather, it doesn’t seem to take long before we get to our aches and pains. You must get more than your share of that. A. My friend, Pete, has instituted a colonoscopy rule.

A private colonoscopy can vary between £1,600 and £2,800, depending on the procedure, the region where you live and the hospital - Alamy ...

In August, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2385, mandating insurance coverage for all colonoscopies for patients exhibiting symptoms of colon cancer or having an existing colon condition ...