If you're in your 40s, you might think colon cancer is something to worry about decades from now. But alarming new research ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I received a notice from my health system that I'm due for a colorectal cancer screening. I'm 45. Do I really need to have this done now? ANSWER: It's easy to be confused or ...

Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis that comes too late and with too few effective treatment options. But ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Patient Education Tool: Colorectal Cancer Screening Fact Sheet From CDC The CDC, as part of its Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign that informs men and women about the ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

(NewsNation) — More than 150,000 cases of colorectal cancer are estimated to have been diagnosed in the United States this year, but the overall rate of colon or rectal cancer diagnoses have dropped ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...