A personal trainer who followed a clean diet was diagnosed with colon cancer after her rectal bleeding and bloating were ...

A mother and daughter from Newport News, both diagnosed with colon cancer, share their story, hoping it will encourage others ...

Having one or more of these symptoms — diarrhea, stomach pain, bloody stools, and anemia — is associated with higher risks of developing colorectal cancer before age 50.

The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

"Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard when screening for colorectal cancer," says gastroenterologist Dr. Brian McGee, MD. "It’s a safe procedure that is the only cancer screening tool that can ...

Research published in the scientific journal The Lancet found that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) was comparable to ...

Add these gastroenterologist-approved foods to your post-colonoscopy diet, and avoid ones that will cause you discomfort.

Despite decreased incidence rates in average-age onset patients in high-income economies, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world, with increasing rates in emerging economies ...

Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into cancer. Experts are not sure exactly how or why colorectal polyps grow or what ...

Machine learning models show promise in predicting colorectal cancer and advanced polyps, but validation gaps remain.

A considerable proportion of bowel preparation claims for screening colonoscopy involve patient cost-sharing, according to a research letter published online June 20 in Gastroenterology.

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...