A Bayfront Hospital worker got screened early for colorectal cancer, after discovering her family had a history of colon ...

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that ...

Technology is changing how doctors detect colon cancer. New AI-enhanced imaging tools help physicians find subtle polyps that ...

Five years ago, in 2021, I was diagnosed with colon cancer, and Dr. Juliet Ray at HCA Florida JFK Hospital performed a ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk openly about a disease that affects many families but is often ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of what people can do to avoid dying from ...

Colorectal cancer has long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults.But doctors are now seeing a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

Data: Cancer.gov; Map: Axios Visuals Colorectal cancer is now the deadliest cancer for Americans under 50, per new JAMA research — and cases are rising in Georgia. Why it matters: Screening more young ...

Two types of colon polyps can raise bowel cancer risk fivefold: Study ...

Undergoing cancer treatment at a younger age can put the survivors at risk of developing numerous gastrointestinal polyps, even if they do not have hereditary susceptibility to polyposis. The acquired ...

The UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute is also developing vaccines that target breast, ovarian and lung cancers.