A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

Young colon cancer may not be not the same disease doctors are used to treating. Researchers are discovering new links to ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, adding blood-based tests and reaffirming ...

Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.

Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal screening guidance, keeping the start age at 45 for average‑risk adults ...

When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. And while colonoscopy remains the gold standard for ...

For oncologist Timothy Cannon, alarm bells first sounded in 2019, when, within six months, he treated three fit, young patients with advanced colon cancer. Two were still in their 30s, one had just ...

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