Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

Incidence and mortality are rising in cohorts born after the 1950s, with three-quarters of colorectal cancers under 50 diagnosed at advanced stage, limiting curability. Preventable mortality is ...

Colorectal cancer rates are declining in adults 65+, but rising in younger and middle-aged groups. Many younger adults are ...

If you're in your 40s, you might think colon cancer is something to worry about decades from now. But alarming new research reveals a dramatic shift in colon cancer rates among Americans under 50.

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard to treat or because oncologists are bad at spotting it. In large part, it's because people aren't ...

Colorectal (also known as colon) cancer is the 3 rd leading cancer killer in men and 4 th leading cancer killer among women in Hawaiʻi. Each year, about 700 people in Hawaiʻi are diagnosed with colon ...

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, ...

A new public service announcement campaign was launched by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health to encourage adults to get ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Nevada has a serious problem we cannot ignore. In our state, 34% of residents are not up to date with their colorectal cancer screenings, ranking Nevada ...

Prince Edward Island is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 after several national health groups said the disease is increasingly impacting younger people.

The Nova Scotia Liberal caucus tabled a bill Thursday at the legislature to lower the routine age for colon cancer screening to 45 from 50.