Colonoscopies are preventable, treatable, and beatable – if caught early, according to gastroenterologist Dr. E. Marcus ...

Colon cancer used to carry an unspoken label: older person’s disease. That label no longer fits. Men under 55 now face rising rates of colon cancer, and too many of them lose their lives because they ...

More men are getting colonoscopies to screen for cancer since the Affordable Care Act reduced how much Medicare beneficiaries pay out of pocket for the preventive tests, a recent study found. The ...

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer‑related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, according to ...

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer in both men and women around the world. It is getting increasingly common, especially among younger adults. In ...

Fayette Piedmont Hospital is seeing more cases of colon cancer in younger men and women. They now recommend people receiving ...

For years, colon cancer has been on the rise in younger people for unclear reasons. While cancer deaths in the U.S. are falling overall, a new report from the American Cancer Society highlights how ...

Men who eat at least two servings a week of yogurt may be lowering their risk for colorectal cancer, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 32,606 male and 55,743 female health ...