Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who ...

During a colonoscopy, if a doctor finds any polyps — abnormal growths that can sometimes turn cancerous — they typically ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

A biopsy and imaging confirmed Behnke had Stage 3b colorectal cancer. "It had broken through the rectal wall and was in some ...

A man was given two years to live after a colon cancer diagnosis. Now he's healthy thanks to combination of medicine and the ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

As individuals, we can’t do much about microplastics. A lot of it ends up in the oceans, the fish are ingesting it and we’re ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

Colon cancer earns its reputation as a silent killer because it often grows unnoticed. Fiber helps break that silence by ...