March is National Colon Cancer Awareness month and here with more on colon cancer screening is Dr. Mara Posner from Southwest Medical, part of Optum. Let’s start with the basics. What is colon cancer?

What you want to do is you want to find it when either it is very early in the course and very treatable, or even before it ...

Nick Leeson was diagnosed with colon cancer in prison and had surgery and treatment. He says self-pity was pointless despite his grim circumstances.

A 35-year-old dad and active snowboarder thought his stomach pain was from something he ate. It was colon cancer.

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the 4th most common cancer in men and women, and continues to have an impact nationally and locally. Data from the Centers for Disease ...

In all, 50% of Americans are unaware that colon cancer can be screened for at home, the survey showed. Researchers said this lack of knowledge combined with health care providers dismissing concerns ...

Officials at Baptist Medical Center are using a large-scale colon model to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among young people in the U.S. One woman diagnosed at 32 shares the subtle early symptoms ...

For one Rockford resident, a routine check-up led to an unexpected, life-saving intervention.

While going through treatment, I learned that many jurisdictions were looking at lowering the age of colon cancer screening ...

A recent study revealed that consuming aspirin on a daily basis won’t prevent the risks of colon cancer.In recent years, ...