Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it and remove part of her colon.

If your doctor recommends you have a colonoscopy, don’t worry. You may think it’s going to be a terrible procedure, but it won’t be. Most likely you won’t even be awake to remember it.

The CDC advises 45- to 75 year olds to get screened for colorectal cancer regularly. However, the American Cancer Society's statistics show that it is on the rise among people under the age of 50, ...

A diet deficient in calcium was considered the highest risk factor, linked to approximately one in five deaths from colon ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

But there wasn’t a blockage, as she suspected. Instead, doctors discovered her colon had twisted on itself, which can become a life-threatening condition. Her colon had to be “unkinked ...

Negative colonoscopy screening results were linked ... Of the 195,453 included individuals (median age at baseline, 44 years; 81% women), 81,151 had NCS results and 114,302 did not have an endoscopy.