You already know how important it is to get screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45, and the recent tragic passing ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to talk about the importance of screening for colon cancer via colonoscopies. When you're ready to make an appointment, did you know there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

At-home colon screening tests are increasing in popularity, but health experts recommend that they not be used as a substitute for a colonoscopy, as they are only 80% accurate and require medical ...

More then 100,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer for the first time this year. Common symptoms of colon cancer include abdominal pain, fatigue and bloody stool. Even if your symptoms seem ...

Tests and screenings exist that help doctors detect these illnesses and take potentially life-saving action before the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that people who get screened for colon cancer are less likely to end up dying of the disease. But it matters what doctor performs the test, ...

A story published in Scientific American reports that while the death rates of most cancers have decreased in Americans under 50, the rates of colon and rectum cancers have risen. Colorectal cancer is ...

In this article a physician describes being diagnosed with cancer and her journey that occurred after diagnosis with colon ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2018, at age 86, I had a colonoscopy where some benign polyps were found. I was recommended to come back in three years for another colonoscopy, but in 2021, procedures were not ...