A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large ...

People with first-degree relatives who were repeatedly diagnosed with colorectal polyps appeared at increased risk for ...

Both Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announced they will retire at the end of the year and will leave their roles as head ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

You may need to avoid certain medicines, such as blood thinners, for a day or two if your doctor did a biopsy or removed any polyps. Bleeding and puncture of the colon are rare but possible ...

Finding and removing colon polyps may help prevent colon cancer. In addition, colon cancer screening may help find cancer early, making a cure more likely. Your gastroenterologist will ...

Ashland County health officials are seeking grant money to increase at-home colorectal cancer screening kits — despite a ...

St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has announced that it is now offering patients enhanced colonoscopies with the GI Genius ...

The risk for colorectal cancer was associated with the frequency of colorectal polyp diagnoses in relatives in a study based ...