You need to follow a special diet and may take laxatives to clean out your bowel before a colonoscopy. Drink plenty of clear liquids to avoid dehydration during the bowel prep. You might need to split ...

Any blood in the stool—whether bright red, maroon, or black and tarry—should prompt immediate medical attention. For cases of left-sided colon cancer, blood in the stool is often one of the first ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

SAN DIEGO — For patients with a positive fecal immunochemical test, the risk for colorectal cancer increases if diagnostic colonoscopy is delayed beyond 6 months, according to new research. "In breast ...

Stool-based DNA testing can help bridge CRC screening gaps between rural and urban populations by providing timely follow-up. The study found no significant difference in follow-up times for ...