Long thought of as a disease of old age, colorectal cancer is increasingly striking ... to flush harmful substances from the bowel in your stools, it also feeds gut bacteria that produce butyrate ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process ...

“We’re perfectly fine with seeing pictures ... stool DNA test (every one to three years), and a fecal test (every year). And last July the FDA approved a new blood test that can screen for ...

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

A new study published by The New England Journal of Medicine on Sunday shows that adding an exercise program to recovery plans following treatment for colon cancer increased survival rates. Newsweek ...

Even though rectal bleeding is alarming, doctors say patients are ashamed to mention it, delaying colon cancer diagnosis and ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and colon cancer are conditions that affect the colon, ...

Most federal prisoners at average risk of colorectal cancer aren't screened annually, and treatment often lagged, a watchdog ...

The most common symptoms for colorectal cancer in younger patients are abdominal pain; unexplained weight loss; changes in the frequency, size or appearance of stools; and rectal bleeding ...

Colon cancer rates are rising in millennials, with symptoms often dismissed or overlooked due to stigma. Early detection ...

A brief research report compared screening costs per early-detected colorectal cancer (CRC) case among fecal immunochemical tests (FIT), multitarget stool DNA tests (MSDT) and next-generation ...

Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin May Be Triggering Colorectal Cancer Epidemic Among the Young Apr. 23, 2025 — An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the ...