Doctors warn that alcohol use can increase colorectal cancer risk, especially with long-term and frequent consumption, as cases rise among younger adults.

DALLAS (KFSN) -- Colon cancer kills 50,000 Americans each year. It's preventable, but many Americans fear colonoscopies. What if all it took was a simple blood test to determine the potential for ...

It took three years, four emergency-room visits and multiple misdiagnoses before Reuben Cheatem was diagnosed with stage III ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and rates among younger adults have been rising in recent ...

DALLAS -- Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old. Colorectal cancer used to be considered a ...

Mike Francisco was an athletic 35-year-old Phoenix medical professional when he was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer. His story is not unusual.

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 ...

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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about a cancer that is both common and highly ...