Most people understand the link between smoking and lung cancer, but researchers are learning even casual smokers are increasing their risk for other cancer types as well. Case in point: Smoking ...

There are several screening methods for colon cancer including: fecal occult blood test; sigmoidoscopy; colonoscopy; barium enema. Doctors consider colonoscopy to be the most sensitive and accurate ...

A barium enema is an x-ray exam of the large intestine (colon). How does one prepare for a barium enema exam? Two days before the exam, do not eat any fruits, nuts, peas, beans, coarse cereals or ...

The overall prevalence of CRC is greater in men than women with the onset of CRC in women lagging approximately 8 years behind that of men. However, current guidelines for CRC screening do not differ ...

Kasey Richardson was a digital media producer in the CBS Colorado newsroom. He wrote and edited articles on a variety of topics, but they were usually breaking news, weather, sports and developing ...

IT IS the purpose of this paper to present 7 cases of volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon and to discuss the preoperative diagnosis of this condition, with emphasis on roentgenologic findings, ...

THE purpose of this paper is to advocate a more aggressive attitude toward the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon, which in the past has usually been withheld until after complications ...