Does a 50-year-old patient with parents in their 90s, no family history of cancer, and no bowel problems need a colonoscopy? —Joseph R. Arulandu, MD, La Porte, Ind. The screening recommendations from ...
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography is used to examine the colon and rectum to detect abnormalities such as polyps and cancer. Polyps may be adenomatous (which have the potential to become ...