Q. My doctor says it's time for a colonoscopy. Please tell me I shouldn't worry about this exam. A: You definitely shouldn't worry. I've had the three major tests for colon cancer: sigmoidoscopy (very ...

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 16 Publication of a Canadian study on colonoscopy's impact on reducing colon cancer deaths suggests a lower impact on mortality than previously reported. Physician experts from the ...

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, remains effective in screening older patients for colorectal cancer (CRC), produces low referral for colonoscopy rates ...

MONTREAL – The general surgeon at the centre of the recall of 684 colonoscopy patients at the Lakeshore General Hospital has a long history of not taking proper medical notes and admitted three years ...

I am writing to stress the importance of ensuring that anesthesia is routinely used during colonoscopies at Georgetown Public Hospital Coroporation. A colonoscopy is a vital procedure used to detect ...

MONTREAL – Doctors at the Lakeshore General Hospital were scrambling to contact hundreds of patients after learning that the initial colonoscopy exam results were botched. Dr. Richard Germain, ...

The content below has been provided by Hartford HealthCare and has no editorial input from News 12 Connecticut. Southington man gets first colonoscopy at 37 years old after a routine exam lead to a ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Different colonoscopy preps may contain different mixes of laxatives in liquid or ...