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

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

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

With March being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, there’s never been a better time to screen for the disease. CRC ...

Many patients may dread their first colonoscopy, but screening for colorectal cancer can help in the long run.

FOBT-positive patients who skipped colonoscopy had fourfold higher cancer incidence ...

Don’t wait.”  March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. MedStar Health recently conducted a national survey to learn what people know about colon health:  * 77% do not know the correct age for when ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors say early screenings can be life-changing. Identifying early symptoms and having early screenings can increase the chance of catching ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in both men and women in the U.S., and the second leading cause of cancer-related death, ...

Doctors say in the next four years, roughly one in 10 patients with colon cancer and a quarter of people diagnosed with rectal cancer will be younger than 50.

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

Colorectal cancer is the top cancer killer for Americans under 50. A 5K race promotes early screening and awareness.