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Physicians are seeing troublingly rising rates of colon cancer among people under 50, even though colorectal cancer has long ...
Once considered a disease of the elderly, colon cancer is now increasingly affecting younger adults, with medical experts ...
While the drug may not be strong enough to treat colon cancer on its own, researchers believe it could enhance more aggressive therapies when used in combination.
Guardant Health has developed a new FDA-approved blood test designed to detect colorectal cancer, and it's now available to patients in North Texas.
Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if caught early. Learn about screening options at Fred Hutch to protect your health.
Marisa Peters experienced blood in her stool and an urgency to go starting at 33. At 39, she learned she had Stage 3 colorectal cancer. In late 2015, Marisa Peters, then 33, noticed blood on the ...
Marisa Peters experienced blood in her stool and an urgency to go starting at 33. At 39, she learned she had Stage 3 colorectal cancer.
A Minnesota woman was told her stage 4 colon cancer couldn’t be cured. Two years later, she’s cancer-free — and says a ...
The Population Health Colorectal Cancer Program is working to understand barriers people might face and how health care providers can support people in getting screened. The FIT checks for blood in ...
Bowel cancer is increasing among young people. Cases have doubled in the last 20 years. Lifestyle and diet are major factors.
When Peters first noticed blood on toilet paper after bowel movements at age 33, her doctors quickly dismissed it as a ...
"I would rather have someone do a blood-based test or a stool-based test than do nothing," she said. Medical professionals urge people to talk with their doctors about their colon cancer risk ...