What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer earlier. This is important for improved treatment outcomes. While it is an ...

A long-term study has examined how a colonoscopy affects the risk of colon cancer and the mortality risk in the event of a ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard to treat or because oncologists are bad at spotting it. In large part, it's because people aren't ...

Colonoscopies are the most effective way to detect and prevent colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer in the U.S. At-home tests are available but are less accurate than colonoscopies. Just ...

CHRISTUS Imperial Calcasieu Surgical Center is now using AI technology to assist doctors when performing colonoscopies on ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

It’s not an easy topic to discuss: your colon and rectum. But I have these conversations often in my profession. Some of us must be reminded to take a moment to make necessary cancer screening ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...