Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

For patients with complex benign colorectal polyps, surgical intervention tends to be the norm. Yet, endoluminal procedures like endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection ...

Prophylactic closure of defects after endoscopic submucosal dissection of the colon reduces delayed bleeding and may lower ...

Colonoscopy screening exams that are recommended for older U.S. adults failed to reduce the risk of death from colon cancer in a 10-year study that questions the benefits of the common procedure.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's the end of Colon Cancer Awareness Month. And Dr. Andrew Albert joined ABC7 Chicago Thursday morning to talk about the importance of colonoscopies. He's the medical director of ...

LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2006) – Developing superior screening options is paramount in the treatment of colon cancer, as it has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers when detected early. Scientists ...

Colonic irrigation cleanses the colon and helps remove harmful toxins from the body. The procedure is performed at such facilities as spas. This typically involves a practitioner administering an ...

Colonoscopy screening exams that are recommended for older U.S. adults failed to reduce the risk of death from colon cancer in a 10-year study that questions the benefits of the common procedure.