Knowing your risk for certain types of cancer can help you determine how to better prevent it or catch it at an earlier stage ...

Young colon cancer may not be not the same disease doctors are used to treating. Researchers are discovering new links to ...

Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.

However, the test is far less effective than a colonoscopy, which is the gold standard in preventing and detecting colon cancer, or a stool test, which was made popular over the past decade by the ...

Colorectal cancer may not be on the radar of many people under the age of 50, but rates are going up across the country and ...

Rochester Regional Health is marking one year of its genetic screening program and addressing concerns about the privacy of ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to reflect advances in technology and increase ...

Colonoscopies remain the gold standard, but the American Cancer Society says alternatives may improve screening rates.

The diagnosis of Lynch syndrome in patients with colorectal cancer has evolved from reliance on clinical criteria to integrated molecular and genetic approaches. Genetic testing strategies typically ...

A new study has found that daily aspirin cuts the return of certain colon and rectal cancers by about half after surgery. That result turns an old painkiller into a possible treatment tool, but only ...