Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and cases among younger adults are rising. Early detection is critical, as symptoms may not appear until the cancer has progressed.

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide, and it's on the rise among younger adults in the U.S. But research recently published in the journal Cancer ...

Several factors significantly influence prognosis, including the stage of the cancer at diagnosis, its location within the colon and the effectiveness of treatment. A new study suggests that a ...

The “scary thing” turned out to be her reality: stage 3 colon cancer, and time was critical. Had her tumor spread just a millimeter deeper into her colon wall during the time she was seeking a ...

Several types of approved methods exist for colorectal cancer screening. The first method is visual inspection of the colon. The gold standard of these tests is the colonoscopy. This procedure ...

This article is brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Colon cancer has become more predominant across the nation in recent years, with the American Cancer Society estimating ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

"I don't think anything can prepare you for that moment when you're told you have cancer," she said. Brinlee Luster was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer and underwent 30 rounds of chemotherapy ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Colon cancer rates are on the rise, especially in people under age 50, and doctors don’t fully understand why. While there’s no clear explanation for the increase ...

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide, and it’s on the rise among younger adultsin the U.S. Butresearch recently published in the journal Cancer, finds regular ...

A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn't have cancer. Colon cancer is on the ...