Colon cancer can be genetic because of inherited conditions. Knowing your family history of colon cancer and genetic testing can determine if it's hereditary.

A 29-year-old man undergoes a total proctocolectomy with end-to-end ileostomy after 2 years of surveillance for ulcerative colitis.

Consuming the equivalent of one can of soda per day caused mice predisposed to colon cancer to develop larger tumors, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian ...

A major new study has found that more and more young people are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, prompting renewed calls among doctors for early detection and screening. Researchers from ...

The colon cancer risk factors are stacked against Tommy Robinson. He’s black, he’s a man, and he’s 64. He also lives in Portsmouth, in a swath of eastern Virginia and North Carolina that was ...

It's the number two cancer killer in the U.S. Colon cancer is out-ranked only by lung cancer and people in Louisiana are even more at risk. Colon cancer impacts African-Americans and Cajuns in higher ...

High-fructose corn syrup may fuel colon cancer growth, at least in mice, a new study finds. In the study, published yesterday (March 21) in the journal Science, researchers found that consuming the ...

Obesity, diet, or environmental factors could be playing a role. A major new study has found that more and more young people are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, prompting renewed calls ...