Colorectal cancer has long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults.But doctors are now seeing a concerning shift, with more diagnoses happ ...

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that could have become tumors.

FOBT-positive patients who skipped colonoscopy had fourfold higher cancer incidence ...

Many patients may dread their first colonoscopy, but screening for colorectal cancer can help in the long run.

A Kaiser Permanente gastroenterologist is urging people to get screened earlier for colorectal cancer, as doctors continue to ...

Colorectal cancer, a type of cancer that affects the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related death and the third most common cause of death or type of cancer. It is the No. 1 ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk openly about a disease that affects many families but is often ...

Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for US adults aged 45 to 49 years. This study examined the rate and predictors of CRC screening in 202 ...

It took three years, four emergency-room visits and multiple misdiagnoses before Reuben Cheatem was diagnosed with stage III ...

Colon cancer is increasingly being diagnosed in younger adults, and doctors say awareness is more important than ever. During ...

Doctors say colorectal cancer diagnoses are increasing among younger adults and stress that screening beginning at age 45 can ...

Advanced colorectal cancer diagnoses are on the rise among younger people. One Virginia Beach dad shares the story of his ...