Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

Occasional constipation is common, but doctors warn that constipation lasting for months may signal colon cancer, especially if bowel habits change. Experts say persistent constipation with symptoms ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

The preventive immunization Nous-209 works in an initial trial with patients who have 17 times the risk of developing tumors ...

Colonoscopy remains a cornerstone of colorectal cancer prevention, but GI leaders say the procedure’s role, and the business model built around it, is shifting fast. Here’s what five leaders have told ...

Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Most colorectal cancers begin as a ...

For years, researchers have noted an alarming rise in colorectal cancer in younger people that’s not fully explained away by ...

Dr. Sandy Kavalukas, an oncologist with University of Louisville Health, said that a new change allows patients with a family ...

WHEN James Rogers first spotted blood in his poo his doctors insisted it wouldn’t be cancer. They even ran blood tests on the ...

Doctors at AdventHealth in Orlando are using the newly FDA approved Senhance system for minimally-invasive abdominal surgery. Unlike other robotic systems, the Senhance provides real-time haptic ...

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