A Kerala consumer commission has held a hospital, its medical superintendent and one doctor liable for medical negligence after finding that an elective colonoscopy was performed on a woman in 2011 ...

A Twitter TWTR thread about a woman who recently died at 39 from colorectal cancer has spotlighted awareness about the proper age to begin screening for the often-fatal disease. It has also raised ...

I am Coach Minako, helping working women who feel uncomfortable fitting into the ordinary mold, even if it is sincere, to be ...

A New York City woman got a colonoscopy in March 2019 and alleges that her doctor accidentally left a piece of equipment inside her body that wasn’t discovered and removed until December 2022—nearly ...

A new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial "virtual colonoscopy." Published early online in CANCER, a ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. OAK BROOK, Ill. — November 11, 2010 — A new ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and according to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women. It's ...

In all, women who get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer are still far more likely than other women to have their colons examined through colonoscopy or other methods, the U-M ...