Colonoscopies Overdone, U.S. Study Suggests
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Doctors may be overdoing it a bit on colonoscopies, a procedure to screen for colon cancer using a tiny camera, even though they can save lives, researchers reported on Monday
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A married couple who sailed to America  from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people  in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of  colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.
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A study published today in the American Gastroenterological Associationâs journal Gastroenterology concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.
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Scanning a patient&#39;s colon for cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk of a heart attack by checking for calcium deposits in the aorta, researchers said on Wednesday.
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While colonoscopy is the gold standard for screening for colon cancer, it&#39;s not 100-percent reliable for spotting cancers in the right side of the bowel, Canadian researchers report.
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Federal health officials said yesterday they had overestimated in a high-profile study the number of Americans dying from being overweight.
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President George W. Bush had five polyps removed during a routine colon cancer test on Saturday, but his doctors described them as small and apparently not worrisome, the White House said.
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A study shows that a new approach to colonoscopy is promising, but still has some way to go before it becomes widespread. Virtual colonoscopy is the popular name for CT colonography - where a computer tomography (CT) scan takes the place of colonoscopy.
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NEW YORK  - Although the potential connection between dietary fiber and colorectal cancer has long held an attraction for both medical researchers and the general public, investigators report that the results of a large new study do not support this link.
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Patients with coronary artery disease face nearly double the risk of healthy people for colorectal cancer, according to a Hong Kong study released Tuesday in the United States.
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Scientists have found a way to prevent bowel cancer from growing.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Aspirin can reduce the risk of a common form of colon cancer but not all forms of the disease, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Eating large amounts of carbohydrates does not appear to increase the risk of colon cancer in women, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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NEW YORK  - If you're not eager to undergo a repeat colonoscopy because the procedure could not be completed, choose a specialized medical center to have it done.
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Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn&#39;s disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.
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US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.