People with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, are up to four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population. Low-grade dysplasia (LGD)—abnormal ...

An AI workflow accurately grouped ulcerative colitis‑LGD patients by cancer risk, flagging about half as low‑risk with a ~99 % chance of staying cancer‑free for two years. The AI workflow revealed ...

It turns out that despite everything you’ve heard, getting a colonoscopy is wonderful. By Sam Anderson For many of us, a colonoscopy is a distant inevitable horror, like the heat death of the universe ...

Get ready for a butt load of ugly truth. A doctor is pulling back the curtain on what really happens when you’re under sedation during a colonoscopy — and it may change how you schedule the rest of ...

A low-fiber diet might be recommended before a colonoscopy or during digestive issues. Low-fiber foods include applesauce, bananas, eggs, tofu, and white rice. Healthcare providers should guide the ...

On 'Live with Kelly and Mark,' the morning show host admitted that he should have already gotten screened for colon cancer Manoli Figetakis/Getty Mark Consuelos shared that he underwent a colonoscopy, ...

Olympus is launching what it describes as its first in a series of artificial intelligence-powered applications bound for the U.S., starting with a program designed to assist in detecting polyps ...

Scientists at the University of Geneva have created the first detailed catalogue of gut bacteria at the subspecies level, unlocking powerful new ways to detect colorectal cancer. By applying machine ...

Having a doctor stick a camera up your butt searching for cells that could turn into cancer is never going to be fun. But it’s still the most effective way to screen for colon and rectal cancer, the ...

Boston University has been approved for a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Led by ...

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist colonoscopies is linked to a reduction in the ability of endoscopists (health professionals who perform colonoscopies) to detect precancerous ...