Cervical polyps are not uncommon, and as long as the smear test comes back normal, simple polyps are usually removed in the clinic without need for further delay. The gynaecologist will wish to ...

Detection rate of cancer-causing growths can be up to 15 per cent higher through this method, says colorectal surgeon Pauleon ...

“There’s a hope that assistance will improve detection, removal of polyps, and ultimately, colon cancer,” added Pambianco, who co-moderated the session on colorectal cancer prevention. Future ...

Data from two retrospective studies indicate that 42–48% of colon polyps are missed on examinations that are subsequently repeated due to an inadequate bowel cleansing. The decision to continue ...

New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many ...

They found that AI-assisted colonoscopy found more polyps and precancerous growths in the colon than conventional colonoscopy. However, AI-assisted colonoscopy detected marginally more serious ...

More information: Saeed Soleymanjahi et al, Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection, Annals of Internal Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-00981 ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, rectal bleeding is a symptom of conditions such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, colon polyps and colorectal cancer.

However, the test only was able to detect precancerous colon polyps in about 13% of people. Colonoscopy is not an easy procedure. People must take powerful laxatives ahead of time to completely ...