Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most ...

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New data confirms younger and younger Americans are being diagnosed with colon cancer. The good news is new technology can remove early-stage cancers without surgery - but to catch it early, doctors ...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, most frequently diagnosed among adults over 65. To catch those typically slow-growing malignancies early, when they ...

Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.

According to Dueker, any noticeable alteration in your bowel habits could be a potential red flag (but, he stressed, is not ...

Thousands in KY go unscreened for colon cancer because they lack access or don't want colonoscopies or stool-based tests, but ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended. While overall, colon cancer rates ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Doctors are reminding people to get screened for colon cancer. Colon cancer is becoming more common in younger people. “We don’t know specifically why that is happening, ...

Cancer rates in young people are growing, and those in the GI tract are rising fastest of all. Here are five things to know ...

(CNN) — Colorectal cancer stands as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US men and the fourth leading cause in US women, according to the American Cancer Society. CNN — (CNN) — ...