A local nurse is encouraging others to get screened for colon cancer following her own health scare at a young age.

Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor ...

Objectives Body mass index (BMI) confers a higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and may influence cancer diagnostic ...

FREMONT, Nebraska ( KMTV) -- Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont is offering free colon cancer screening, radon ...

The groups are teaming up for their second annual walk to raise awareness and encourage early screening for colon cancer in ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...

The number of annual colonoscopies performed in the U.S. is projected to decline over the next decade as use of noninvasive ...

Be proactive about your health Health screenings — physical exams, tests and procedures used to detect disease early — are important. Screening tests are designed to detect hidden disease ...

For more than two decades, colonoscopy has been promoted as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. Policy makers ...

"This evolving therapeutic landscape fundamentally changes the arithmetic of screening benefit," she wrote. "Colonoscopy clearly prevents some cancers, but when prognosis for clinically detected ...

Investigators aimed to evaluate CRC screening behaviors at a population level, identify determinants of screening adherence, and more.