NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although swallowing a pill camera can give doctors a good picture of the colon, it is not as good as traditional colonoscopy at detecting precancerous growths and cancer, ...

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are hoping to kick colon cancer's ass. The American Cancer Society recommends that people with an average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screenings at age 45.

Colon cancer is the second most common cancer-related death in the U.S. The FDA has approved a new colonoscopy capsule which is a camera in pill form. There are many advantages to this capsule, but ...

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are getting up close and personal for a good cause. In a new video from Lead From Behind, a colon cancer awareness organization, the actors and soccer club owners ...

(CNN) - Ryan Reynolds is used to being on camera, but this is a little different. The actor allowed a video crew to film his colonoscopy screening. “It’s not every day that you can raise awareness ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with ...

An Israeli company in the process of being acquired by Covidien today announced it has approval for a pill-sized camera used to detect growths on the inside of the colon in the U.S. Given Imaging ...

Actor Ryan Reynolds has allowed cameras to follow him while having a colonoscopy. Along with his YouTube co-host Rob McElhenney, Reynolds wants to raise awareness about colon cancer and demonstrate ...