Colorectal cancer diagnoses are rising sharply in younger adults, according to the American Cancer Society.

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

Matthew Ng, MD, with The George Washington University Hospital and Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center discusses colorectal ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study ...

Valley woman encourages colon cancer screening after her own diagnosis took 10 years. Doctors kept telling her she was too ...

Colonoscopies are the most effective way to detect and prevent colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer in the U.S. At-home tests are available but are less accurate than colonoscopies. Just ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, leading to successful surgery.

Colon cancer is on the rise in younger people, which is why testing guidelines recommend testing starting at 45 for those at average risk. To stop colon cancer, it’s important to know when and how to ...

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

Shambi Broome had subtle abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with colon cancer once she turned 45 and became eligible for a colonoscopy screening.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A New Orleans woman says a colonoscopy she scheduled shortly after turning 45 saved her life. Mel Buchanan, a curator at the New Orleans Museum of Art and mother of two, said she ...