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

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 is ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection through colonoscopies Even though Ajay Kohli had been experiencing debilitating abdominal discomfort for ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shambi Broome had virtually no symptoms of colon cancer. She got a colonoscopy when she reached the annual screening age, lowered ...