Prevention and screening are key when it comes to ulcerative colitis and its association with a slightly higher risk for ...

Colorectal cancer—often called colon cancer—is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second deadliest cancer in the United States, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

As Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, doctors are reminding people that routine screenings and healthy ...

Colorectal cancer is expected to claim the lives of more than 55,000 Americans in 20262. Despite the fact that early-stage detection carries a survival rate of over 90 percent3, nearly one-third of ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in men and women.

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – March is recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest ...

Colorectal cancer rates are rising in adults under 50. A Holland Hospital physician assistant explains how screening and diet ...

Despite high survival rates among patients who regularly undergo screenings, approximately 38% of Americans older than 45 have not had a colonoscopy, despite 45 being the new recommended screening age ...

Patients are more likely to undergo a colon cancer screening when offered a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, than when offered a traditional colonoscopy, according to findings published in The ...

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that ...