Virtual colonoscopy, also called computed tomography colonography (CTC) or CT colonography, is a noninvasive way to check for polyps and colon cancer tumors. If you need a colonoscopy, you may wonder ...

Virtual colonoscopies are less time-consuming than the standard colonoscopy and are now recommended as a frontline screening test by the American Cancer Society, but the technique has major drawbacks, ...

NEWARK, Del. — The Colon Health Center of Delaware has been selling an alternative to one of medicine’s most unloved procedures: the colonoscopy. Rather than insert several feet of tubing into the ...

Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature and among providers, as new research has indicated it is about as ...

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A University of Wisconsin Medical School study found virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan is as effective as a colonoscopy in detecting cancer. Virtual colonoscopy ...

A study finds that use of virtual colonoscopy, a non-invasive way of scanning the colon for potentially cancerous growths, is on the rise.more That’s a bit of a surprise, given that not all medical ...

Katie Couric is braver than I am. As part of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, she demonstrated on the Today Show new medical technology that may make it easier for doctors to find Colon Cancer. It's ...

How much inconvenience would you put up with in order to avoid dying from colon cancer? Millions of Americans confront this problem and many give a surprising answer: “Not very much.” This year about ...