The committee considered the potential benefits of using virtual chromoendoscopy technologies for real-time assessment of diminutive polyps during colonoscopy. The committee heard from a clinical ...

NEWARK, Del. — The Colon Health Center of Delaware has been selling an alternative to one of medicine’s most unloved procedures: the colonoscopy. Rather than insert several feet of tubing into the ...

Edward Chu, MD, MMS, Director, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Vice-President for Cancer Medicine When caught early, colorectal cancer is easily treated and has a survival rate of over 90%. At the ...

Watch an animation of a virtual colonoscopy showing a 9-mm polyp protruding into the colonic lumen. Animation courtesy of the Radiological Society of America. (Oct. 27) ...

Virtual colonoscopies are less time-consuming than the standard colonoscopy and are now recommended as a frontline screening test by the American Cancer Society, but the technique has major drawbacks, ...

Virtual colonoscopy represents a noninvasive test for the examination of the colonic lumen that involves the generation of both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional views of the colon and rectum using data ...

Medicare generally does not cover virtual colonoscopies. It may make exceptions when traditional colonoscopies cannot be completed due to specific medical reasons. Coverage for virtual colonoscopies ...

A surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...