While screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) with a blood-based test would result in better outcomes than no screening at all, it would likely result in worse outcomes than currently available tests -- ...

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One of the most exciting applications of precision medicine is the minimally to noninvasive technique of isolating tumor DNA from biofluids for diagnostic purposes—the aptly named liquid biopsy. This ...

Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are testing the next generation of “virtual biopsy” colonoscopy probes and are determining if it might soon be possible to use such a device to ...

When I ask people over the age of 45 if they have had a screening colonoscopy for colon cancer, a lot of them answer “no.” And when I ask them if they plan on getting a colonoscopy in the next few ...

It's a fact of midlife: After 40, we're more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health. Learning that you have to undergo something with a hard-to-pronounce name (what is a ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...

Sigmoid colon biopsy from a patient with treated ulcerative colitis showing chronic inflammation in the lamina propria and a focal area (black arrow in a) with intraepithelial and lamina propria ...

Colorectal lymphoma is a form of colon cancer that begins in the lymph nodes. People with lymphoma in their colon typically require some combination of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. According ...

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Meagan Meadows, 24, started experiencing blood in her stool in October 2024, but after chatting ...