March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. A new blood test offers an easier screening option for Tennesseans.
Colonoscopy may be inconvenient and require planning, but the consequence and therapy for cancer is far more burdensome.
An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.
Experts estimate that two-thirds of colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented with routine screenings, nursing instructor ...
When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...
Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but ...
OpEd: Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among adults under 50 and the only major cancer with ...
In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common kind of cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, making screening very important.
When Bexar County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores received a colon cancer diagnosis in late 2024, it came as a ...
Provincial and territorial governments should lower the age at which they start colorectal cancer screening to 45 from 50 to help combat rising rates of the disease among younger ...
While Canadians can start routine testing for colorectal cancer starting at age 50, some advocates want to start screenings at 45 to help catch cases early.