A woman was diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer at age 24 and said she almost missed a major warning sign of the disease.

Colon cancer used to be more common in people ages 50 and older. Now, health care providers at Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital are seeing a surprising turn—younger adults, some ...

UPMC is reminding people about the current screening age recommendations for colorectal cancer since it changed in recent ...

People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as with ...

Ultimately, as appealing as these supplements may be, patients looking to protect their gut health should really focus more ...

Intuitive's da Vinci SP surgical system receives FDA clearance for transanal local resection, enhancing minimally invasive colorectal surgery options. Intuitive, a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

The incidence of colorectal cancer among U.S. adults, particularly in people under 50, has been climbing rapidly in recent years. Gastrointestinal cancers overall — including colorectal, stomach and ...