Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. And while colonoscopy remains the gold standard for ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and while overall cancer death rates have dropped, colorectal cancer is bucking the trend. It has now become the leading cause of cancer-related death among ...

After an Arlington man in his 80s died of colon cancer, undiagnosed until his intestines were blocked completely, his widow got his genetic testing done and he tested positive for two variants on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds gathered outside Sentara Princess Anne Hospital on Saturday for the "Don’t Sit on Colon Cancer" event, a community 5K and ...

Battle Creek's Riverside Park was the site of an interesting fundraising event on Saturday.

Katie Couric has been advocating for cancer screening and awareness for decades, since her husband died of colon cancer.John Lamparski/Getty Images In the 1990s, colon cancer was considered a problem ...

Now to an important discussion on a growing health concern here in the U.S. -- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. A new American Cancer Society study shows colon cancer is now the leading ...

March was Colon Cancer Awareness Month—but for some families, the fight is year-round. For Natasha Mathias, it’s personal. In photos, you’ll often see her standing beside her twin sister, Natalie Marc ...

When Chadwick Boseman, the beloved actor known for “Black Panther,” passed away, the world was shocked to learn he had been battling colon cancer. His widow, Taylor Simone Ledward-Boseman, is now ...

Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the colon or rectum, which are the last parts of the digestive system that helps remove waste from the body. It usually begins as a small growth or ...