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 ...

The American Cancer Society has recommended early screening of colorectal cancer for those with average risk and those with high risk. According to the guidelines, anyone aged 45 years should get ...

There's been a steep increase in colon cancer cases among adults 45 to 49 in recent years, and that's a good thing, experts say. This upsurge means that more colon cancers are being caught at an ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer. However, there's now been a shift as to who it's impacting. "What's interesting is, ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended. While overall, colon cancer rates ...

A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers ...

A single-center study supported recommendations to lower the colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45. Screening colonoscopy outcomes were slightly less frequent in people ages 45-49 versus 50-54 ...

New data has revealed that colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer-related death in the US for men and women ...

Why is colon cancer on the rise? Doctors say that a variety of factors are causing this type of cancer to rise drastically in ...

Colon cancer deaths among people under 50 have risen roughly 1% each year since 2005, researchers reported Jan. 22 in the ...