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Colon cancer is highly preventable. Learn how diet, exercise, and timely screening — starting at age 45 for most adults — can ...

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Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, are linked to lower colon cancer risk. Image credit: Anna Tabakova/Stocksy As of 2022, there were more than 1.9 million new cases of colorectal cancer globally, ...

Colon cancer is on the rise, but many risk factors for it are modifiable, including diet. A new study connects foods rich in beta-carotene with a 40% lower risk of colorectal cancer. These foods ...

Women under 50 who eat many ultra-processed foods face up to a 45% higher risk of precancerous colon growths. The Mass General Brigham study linked heavy consumption of these foods to early-onset ...

ctDNA testing post-surgery identifies high-risk stage 3 colon cancer patients more accurately than traditional staging methods. Detectable ctDNA correlates with a four- to six-fold increased risk of ...

Q: My father died of colon cancer back in 1999. His brother and sister both died of colon cancer too, so this is a big concern in our family. After my father died, I read up on things that might ...

March is National Colon Cancer Awareness month and here with more on colon cancer screening is Dr. Mara Posner from Southwest Medical, part of Optum. Let’s start with the basics. What is colon cancer?