After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...

The introduction of bowel cancer screening, in the United Kingdom, United States of America, and many other Western countries, has provided considerable interest and no little diagnostic consternation ...

Cervical polyps are noncancerous tumors that don’t cause symptoms and may not require treatment. Getting regular pelvic exams and Pap tests can help detect cervical polyps early. Cervical polyps are ...

Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

Polyps are bits of extra cells that can grow in many of your tissues. Gastric polyps, or stomach polyps, are growths that develop in the lining of your stomach. In many cases, these polyps cause no ...

Stomach polyps are abnormal tissue growths that form within the stomach. Although they are usually harmless, some stomach polyps have the potential to become cancerous. Researchers and doctors do not ...