NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK guidelines for colon cancer surveillance might be better at catching pre-cancerous polyps early on than U.S. ones, a new study suggests. Because the UK guidelines ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes to ADR definition include lowering the age of patient inclusion to 45 years and raising the minimum ...

A task force established by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) issued updated recommendations highlighting what they consider ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation—for or against—the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...

A team of Norwegian researchers, through international collaboration, found that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during colonoscopy increased the detection of polyps by about 8%, but the risk ...

Medicare and Medicaid will soon start requiring that ambulatory surgery centers report on various quality measures such as burns, transfers to hospitals and patient falls. The American Society for ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Institute for Gastroenterology last week at a Digestive Diseases Week event. The AI ...

Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the world, yet it’s one of the most curable ...