Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like ...

If you’re over 50 years old, there’s a good chance you’ve had a colonoscopy. But you’re just as likely not to have had one, even though physicians have begun to recommend people have one after they ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

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 ...

When your large intestine, or colon, is working smoothly, you hardly think about it. But when it isn’t functioning properly, it can create a host of problems far beyond constipation or diarrhea. It ...

March may be known for celebrating Women’s History Month, but it’s also a critical time to spotlight a rising health threat: colorectal cancer. Some of the female doctors leading the charge say that ...

STOP THIS DISEASE IN ITS TRACKS. IT’S JUST LIFE IS PRECIOUS. AT JUST 37 YEARS OLD, CHRISTOPHER KOWALSKI NEVER EXPECTED TO BE FIGHTING COLON CANCER. HE’S A FORMER BOSTON COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYER, AN ...