"I went to the bathroom one day and there was blood in the toilet," Abby recalled. Doctors dismissed any major issues and said she was too young for a colonoscopy. At the time, she was afraid of the ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, it’s estimated more than 108,000 people living in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year.

Colon cancer in people under 50 years of age is on the rise. According to a new study published in January by the Journal of American Medical ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month — a reminder that one of the most common cancers in the United States is also one of the most preventable.

Colorectal or colon Cancer is often described as a “lifestyle disease”, commonly linked to diet, obesity, aging, and lack of physical activity. However, doctors warn that for some people, the risk ...

People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger ...

Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but ...

Beverley Mitchell shared on Instagram about a colon cancer scare she faced in her early thirties and encouraged fans to get checked.

As colorectal cancer rates rise in patients under 50, at least two local health systems are hiring more doctors, realigning care and increasing education.

Colorectal cancer symptoms a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist monitors in himself include seeing blood with a bowel movement and abdominal pain.

A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he'd look for in his own body.

A woman in her 30s was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after six years of doctors dismissing symptoms, believing they were childbirth side effects.