For more than two decades, colonoscopy has been promoted as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. Policy makers ...

Professor James East, consultant gastroenterologist and medical director at Welbeck Oxford, is urging greater awareness during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.

Professor James East, consultant gastroenterologist and medical director at Welbeck Oxford, is urging greater awareness ...

You should also go to your GP with any concerning symptoms, and take up the offer of cancer screening as soon as it is ...

Dear Doctors: I am considering having sigmoid surgery. Five years ago, I had pancreatic cancer. I have also had multiple episodes of diverticulitis.

A new study finds rectal cancer deaths are rising faster than colon cancer among young adults, prompting calls for earlier ...

The world has gone crazy for tools and tricks that slim the visage. Is vanity to blame — or something weirder?

Laser eye surgery, which some people call LASIK surgery, can correct several eyeight conditions, including near and farsightedness. Not everyone can have the procedure, including those who have had a ...

Prevention focuses on preventing hazards from occurring, whether they are natural, technological or caused by humans. Not all hazards are preventable, but the risk of loss of life and injury can be ...

Perianal 2% lidocaine gel significantly reduced anal pain and shortened cecal intubation time during unsedated colonoscopy in ...