This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Thomas Curran about the increase in colon cancer in younger adults and options ...
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of ODH, emphasizes the importance of screenings, noting that there are approximately 5,500 new ...
A doctor explains what to know about your risk of colon cancer as he's treating more young patients, including a 22-year-old ...
Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box delivered at home.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of regular screenings. Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when detected early, but many eligible Americans are not ...
NORFOLK, Va. — A new report from the American Cancer Society is raising concern among health professionals about a cancer increasingly affecting younger Americans. Researchers say colorectal cancer is ...
In February, we recognize both Black History Month and Cancer Prevention Month. These observances present not only an opportunity to reflect on years of systemic inequality and unequal access to care, ...
More cases of colorectal cancer are detected at an early stage with screening. This is according to new research based on data from over 278,000 60-year-olds, who were randomly selected to undergo one ...
For decades, doctors saw considered colon cancer as a disease of the elderly. By screening older adults and snipping away ...
A 38-year-old who notices blood in the stool might blame hemorrhoids. A 44-year-old with persistent cramping might chalk it ...
Former news anchor and breast cancer survivor Katie Couric is using her platform to demand answers as medical data reveals a ...
I didn’t have a family history of colorectal cancer. Screening wasn’t on my radar. Then a sudden pain in my side sent me to urgent care, a scan followed and my life changed. In the days after my ...