CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) --Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush 's colon Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely ...

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 ...

New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...

Mar. 23 -- Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay: 5 Polyps Removed During President Bush's Colonoscopy President Bush had five small tumors ...

SAN DIEGO — The majority of colorectal cancers (CRCs) that emerge following a negative colonoscopy and polypectomy occur prior to recommended surveillance exams, and those cases are more likely to be ...

Colonoscopies are the most effective way to detect and prevent colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer in the U.S. At-home tests are available but are less accurate than colonoscopies. Just ...

It’s not an easy topic to discuss: your colon and rectum. But I have these conversations often in my profession. Some of us must be reminded to take a moment to make necessary cancer screening ...