A doctor explains what to know about your risk of colon cancer as he's treating more young patients, including a 22-year-old ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to ...

You already know how important it is to get screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45, and the recent tragic passing of beloved actors Catherine O’Hara, 71, and James Van Der Beek, 48, from ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that people who get screened for colon cancer are less likely to end up dying of the disease. But it matters what doctor performs the test, ...

CHICAGO — Colon cancer is highly treatable and often curable. But while early screening is the best way to catch the disease, studies indicate that 17% to 28% of colorectal polyps—the precancerous ...

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, people with Lynch syndrome quickly progress from having ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in cases has baffled doctors and researchers who are still trying to understand why this is only happening to this ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...