The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

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

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 ...

When I got the call that my 65-year-old father was in the hospital, I wasn’t overly concerned. Despite spending years of my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorectal cancer is preventable and ‘highly treatable’ if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: ...

If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...

People with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, are up to four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population. Low-grade dysplasia (LGD)—abnormal ...

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More cases of colorectal cancer are detected at an early stage with screening. This is according to new research based on ...

On the wish list of birthday presents many of us may compile, a colonoscopy would likely not be near the top. But for Gustavo Arellano's 47th birthday, that’s exactly what he got himself.

Jessica Acosta was just 29 when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer. She survived and is now an advocate for other young people.

My last thought before drifting off was: What am I doing here? As the nurse hooked up the IV for my "conscious sedation" — a pain-killing, amnesia-inducing, anxiety-easing cocktail of fentanyl and ...