A blood-based test (Freenome) may provide a new option for colorectal cancer screening in the average-risk US population.

Adults 45 and older should start routine colorectal cancer screenings. People at higher risk due to family history or other ...

Study results show most patients prefer more frequent colonoscopies, but specialist recommendations drive acceptance of extended intervals.

The evidence is clear - screening for colorectal cancer may save one's life. Today, more and more people are choosing colorectal cancer screening. As a result, there is a steady decline in the number ...

A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according ...

Shannin Desroches fought for a diagnosis after being dismissed. Now she tells PEOPLE that she's been given a 5% chance of ...

Faith, from my perspective, is believing in the unseen, and was something I rediscovered following my colon cancer diagnosis.

A new staging system that integrates tumor deposits with lymph node counts provides superior survival stratification and ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects between 2.4 and 3.1 million people across the United States, according to the ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

The American Cancer Society recommends that people start regular screenings for colorectal cancer at age 45, or perhaps ...