Colorectal cancer is becoming a growing concern, especially as its impact shifts to a younger population. In fact, it is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men under 50 and the second ...

Neither the FIT nor the Cologuard test are as accurate at detecting polyps as the colonoscopy, the “gold standard” for colon ...

Van Der Beek was ultimately diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer, which the American Cancer Society defines as cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. In Van Der Beek’s case, the cancer ...

Arguably one of the worst times to feel the urge to poop is in the middle of a meal or when you’ve just wrapped up. No one ...

Most stomach polyps are asymptomatic, meaning people do not know they have them until they have an endoscopy. Learn what is ...

A new study analysed the efficacy of blood tests versus colonoscopies and stool tests in identifying early-stage CRC. Read ...

A new study suggests that exercising at specific times of the day, particularly 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., could significantly reduce ...

Cologuard is an at-home colon cancer screening kit that detects changes in genetic material indicating potential cancer or polyps. Medicare covers one kit per year under Original Medicare (Parts A and ...

Although over 90% of cases occur in individuals over 50, reports indicate that more than 2,600 people under 50 are diagnosed ...

“Yet colorectal cancers are slow-growing tumours and are highly preventable if risk factors are avoided or the disease is detected and treated at an early stage, when they are localised to the bowel,” ...

James Van Der Beek officially announced in an interview with People that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 47 ...

James Van Der Beek recently announced that he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer — but what does the disease entail?