Swallow This for a Prep Free Colon Check [video]

Swallow This for a Prep Free Colon Check [video]

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a killer. In 2017 in the U.S. alone, 52,547 people died and 141,425 new cases were reported, according to the CDC. In 2018, fewer than 70% of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years were up to date with colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal...
Pentax Monitor Detects Polyps Using AI

Pentax Monitor Detects Polyps Using AI

Doctors diagnose 140,000 to 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year in the U.S., according to the CDC. In 2016, for example, there were 141,270 reported new cases of colon and rectum cancer and 52,286 deaths. The 5-year colorectal cancer survival rate for...
Swallow a Camera For Your Next Colonoscopy

Swallow a Camera For Your Next Colonoscopy

Doctors typically recommend that most adults in the U.S. are recommended to have their first colonoscopy at age 50, though sometimes earlier. This is a routine but fairly invasive procedure to check for colon cancer. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the...