With colonoscopy, any polyps found are often removed and examined in the lab to rule out cancer. Removing polyps before they become cancerous is a way of preventing colon cancer.

If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes. The polyps will be removed during the procedure and sent to a lab for a biopsy; the results may be back in as little as a day.

Easy at-home tests for colon cancer, including FIT and Cologuard, offer alternatives to traditional colonoscopies for early ...

Colon cancer rates are increasing dramatically. San Diego’s Scripps Research and a Seattle company are looking for a better way to find whether precancerous polyps are present in the colon.

"If you find a polyp, you prevent cancer, and I find a polyp in about 30 per cent of people," he says. Dr. Barry Lumb chats with Logan before his colonoscopy. (Owen Thomas/Hamilton Health Sciences) ...

Layne had a potentially pre-cancerous polyp removed during a colonoscopy in 2019. She was told to get another done a year later to make sure it hadn't grown back.

Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are both procedures that can help your doctor understand what’s happening inside your colon. A colonoscopy offers a full view of the large intestine and is the best ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that is used to look for any changes in the large intestine, or colon, and rectum. Those changes might include swollen tissue, polyps or warning signs of cancer, according ...