A Kentucky woman is sharing her colorectal cancer story ahead of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, as rates of the disease continue to rise in adults under 50.

After her own diagnosis under 50, Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores partnered with University Health for Colon Cancer Awareness Month events urging San Antonians 45 and older and those at higher risk to ...

Any blood in the stool—whether bright red, maroon, or black and tarry—should prompt immediate medical attention. For cases of ...

The city says it will devote $2 million to improve health outcomes, including for Black men in particular, who have Boston’s lowest life expectancy.

If a blue-and-white box has arrived at your door, you’re not alone. Millions of adults across the U.S. now receive a use-at-home colorectal cancer screening test through their health insurance or ...

Dr. Eric Winer, director of the Yale Cancer Center, said in “younger people in general there’s a higher proportion that have ...

Health experts say the best way to prevent cancer is regular screenings, along with healthy diet and lifestyle changes.

If there is one medical procedure that tends to make people uneasy, it is colonoscopy. For many individuals, the anxiety starts long before the appointment itself. The good news is that colonoscopies ...

However, vegetarians had nearly double the risk of a cancer in the esophagus. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The news hit John Veale hard.“It almost feels like a bullet through your heart,” said Veale, a Boston resident. “I remember ...

A new study suggests vegan diets may be lacking some nutrients that help shield people from colon cancer. Fortification could ...