The Latest Breaking News from Colonoscopy

A Woman Who Skipped Doctors for Two Decades Came In with a Bulging Breast Tumor, and Tests Found a Second Cancer

A woman who avoided doctors for 20 years had a rare phyllodes breast tumor. Her cancer workup then revealed a second, early colon cancer.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Colorectal Cancer Before Age 50 Rose 89% Since 2000, with Yearly Increases Near 10% From 2021 to 2023

Early-onset colorectal cancer has risen 89% since 2000, with yearly gains near 10% lately. What the new ACG data show and when younger adults should act.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

Massachusetts Hospital Colonoscopies Cost Over $1,500 More Than Independent Centers, and Patients Can Compare Before Booking

Massachusetts Hospital Colonoscopies Cost Over $1,500 More Than Independent Centers, and Patients Can Compare Before Booking

Medical Daily · Oct 7

6 Preventive Health Screenings Every Indian Over 40 Needs That Doctors Rarely Mention

1. LDLP (LDL Particle) Test, Not Just a Cholesterol NumberMost Indian adults over 40 get a standard lipid panel. It shows total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides. What it misses is the size and count of LDL particles, and that gap matters. A 2019 study published in the Journal of the…

Times Life · Sep 9

FDA Clears a Second Colorectal Cancer Blood Test, and the Trade-Off Is in What It Misses

The FDA approved Freenome's SimpleScreen, the second colorectal cancer blood test. It detects cancer well but finds few precancerous polyps.

Medical Daily · Aug 5

5 Colorectal Cancer Symptoms Indians Mistake for Digestive Problems, and When to Get Screening

Rectal Bleeding Written Off as PilesThis is the single most dangerous dismissal in colorectal cancer diagnosis in India. A patient notices blood in the stool or on toilet paper, assumes haemorrhoids, and waits. Sometimes they are right. Often they are not. Haemorrhoids produce bright-red blood on the surface of stool…

Times Life · Aug 5

Colonoscopy without consent leads to emergency surgery: Court finds hospital relied on daughter's approval; Kerala woman gets Rs 1 lakh

Colonoscopy performed without the patient's informed consent at a Thrissur hospital led to a bowel perforation and emergency surgery, a Kerala consumer commission has ruled, ordering Mother Hospital and its doctor to pay Rs 1.03 lakh to the complainant. The case took 14 years to reach its final order.

The Economic Times · Aug 2

FDA Approves a Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening That Misses Most Precancerous Growths

The FDA approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood test for colorectal cancer screening. It detects cancer well but finds few precancerous lesions.

Medical Daily · Jul 30

A Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Is Now Included in Official Screening Guidelines, with Key Limitations Patients Should Know

The ACS 2026 colorectal cancer guidelines added the Shield blood test, but call it a non-preferred option less effective at finding precancerous polyps than colonoscopy or stool tests.

Medical Daily · Jul 23

NSW doctor barred from practising for six months after operating on wrong end of patient’s bowel

Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt found guilty of professional misconduct after tribunal considered complaints about her treatment of 13 patients

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21