Colon cancer is a highly preventable disease if you follow dietary guidelines and undergo screenings, such as a colonoscopy.

According to Dueker, any noticeable alteration in your bowel habits could be a potential red flag (but, he stressed, is not ...

Colorectal cancer is projected to cause 1.6 million deaths and 3.2 million new cases annually by 2040, according to the World Health Organization. This is a staggering escalation of 73% from today’s ...

A concerning sign of colon cancer, pencil-thin stools, is gaining attention. While often overlooked, this symptom can ...

According to Cologuard, made by Wisconsin-based Exact Sciences, there are three primary reasons why you may receive a testing ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths are projected among people who choose the blood test over ...

Guardant Health is breaking barriers and hoping to get more people screened through the “Shield” test. In 2024, over 53,000 ...

If that prep did its job to clean you out, a Cleveland Clinic GI expert explains constipation as a colonoscopy recovery ...

The results of a new study show colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces incidence of colorectal cancer in the general population, according to a news release (pdf). The study, conducted by ...

Q. My father died of colon cancer back in 1999. His brother and sister both died of colon cancer too, so this is a big concern in our family.

A study from researchers at the University of Toronto found that for every 1 percent increase in colonoscopy incidence, colon cancer death risk dropped 3 percent, according to a report from Reuters ...

Insurers should stop mailing colorectal cancer screening kits without the involvement of the patients’ physicians. Doctors ...