A "virtual" colonoscopy, a high-tech computerized X-ray scan, can catch precancerous growths as reliably as conventional exams in which a long tube with a camera is snaked through the colon while the ...

Q: My doctor has suggested that I have a colonoscopy exam. I have read many articles about virtual colonoscopy, and it appeals to me -- no scopes, no discomfort. What do you say about virtual ...

If you are at risk for colon cancer due to your age or family history, why not get screened? The answer is often fear of the colonoscopy exam itself which requires sedation or it could be the ...

ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2011) - Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study unveiled ...

If that prep did its job to clean you out, a Cleveland Clinic GI expert explains constipation as a colonoscopy recovery ...

About 17 years ago, after having a physical exam at Kaiser Permamente Hospital in Fontana, Calif., they scheduled an appointment for me to have a colonoscopy exam in three months. My first thought was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopy units and endoscopists are recommended to reach a bowel preparation adequacy rate of 90%. Adjunctive ...

1. Research company NRG Oncology launched a study to examine patients with a first diagnosis of adenomas. The purpose of the study is to determine when patients diagnosed with one or two adenomas ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Follow-up colonoscopy is both overused and underused, two new studies indicate. Too often, patients at high-risk for colorectal cancer don't receive timely "surveillance" ...

I still vividly remember my feelings when my doctor asked me to undertake a colonoscopy examination. As I learned more about the examination and preparation procedures, I started feeling embarrassed ...