Getting a colonoscopy was the first step to gaining insight on my colon cancer. Never in a million years would I have ever thought that in my early 30sI would be getting a colonoscopy. During that ...

Symptoms that include abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation have led to two colonoscopies and more digestive health adventures in my life. But simple daily changes are making a difference. It ...

Some of my fondest memories from my previous cancer research career was spending a week each July on a small liberal arts college campus in New Hampshire. Unlike large research and medical society ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabriella Parker, 25, has experienced digestive health issues since childhood. When she was 21, she had a colonoscopy for the ...

Flags planted on the National Mall near the Capitol, shown in March 2025, were part of an effort to advocate for funding and research into fighting colorectal cancer. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A month ago I wouldn't have been able to write about this - not just because I had no clear-cut answers on what exactly was going ...

It sat on my “to-do” list for a long time. Then I made an appointment for last July, but after a work conflict, I easily canceled it and put it back on the “to-do” list, where it sat for several more ...

Fear kept me from getting a colonoscopy all these years, that is, until now. I had my first colonoscopy on Jan. 15 and as I like to joke, “It’s all behind me now.” Seriously, I should have had the ...

Admittedly this column would be a lot stronger if I said, “The colonoscopy I just had saved my life,” but instead we’ll just have to go with, “The colonoscopy I just had wasn’t as terrible as you ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Colorectal cancer screening rates among Mexican American men lag significantly behind other groups at just 46%, ...