A leading US doctor emphasizes that a simple, routine test – colonoscopy can detect colon cancer early, significantly ...

Colorectal cancer is projected to cause 1.6 million deaths and 3.2 million new cases annually by 2040, according to the World ...

Colorectal cancer, more commonly known as colon cancer, once thought to be mainly a disease of older adults, is now appearing more often in people under age 50. It’s a type of cancer that develops in ...

Scream, Scooby Doo and soon to be Scream 7 star Matthew Lillard is now involved in a "Screen" campaign to raise awareness ...

When your large intestine, or colon, is working smoothly, you hardly think about it. But when it isn’t functioning properly, ...

What Tony Desplaines thought would be a routine colonoscopy earlier this year turned into a lifesaving discovery. At 44, Desplaines was diagnosed with early-stage colon cancer, and thanks to early ...

Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.

Screening is something that people often put on the back burner, ” Katie Couric tells PEOPLE about the public service ...

Omega-3s like EPA and DHA in fish oil may help reduce colon cancer risk, but their efficacy is still uncertain.

She had always been in good health with no underlying illnesses, so cancer was the last thing on her mind. But to the 46-year ...

Researchers suggest intense marathon training may cause gut stress leading to colon adenomas, with 41% of studied runners having at least one polyp.

New findings link sugary drinks to enhanced metastasis in colorectal cancer through a specific enzyme pathway.