Colorectal Cancer News

A new study says if you're over 75, data now supports being screened for colon cancer.

New research suggests that certain lifestyle factors, such as eating lots of red meat and heavy alcohol consumption, may play a role.

More younger people are being diagnosed with colon cancer so earlier screening is better, a prestigious U.S. expert panel now says.

A new analysis has found that two high-sugar drinks a day in young adulthood was associated with more than double the cancer risk before age 50.

Researchers examined age-related "epigenetic" changes in colon tissue. These changes affect how genes work.

Average folks should start being screened at age 45 to prevent colon cancer, five years earlier than is now recommended, the nation's top preventive medicine panel says.

Many Americans who get recommended colon cancer screening may end up with  "surprise" medical bills, a new study suggests.

Colon cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Because people with advanced polyps have triple the risk of developing cancer, it's generally recommended that they have a colonoscopy every three years.

Of the nearly 1,200 patients in the study, those who drank four or more cups of java on a daily basis had 36% higher odds of surviving during the 13-year study period.

Boseman, who also starred as Jackie Robinson in '42,' died of colon cancer.

Colon cancer is easily diagnosed by routine screening, such as colonoscopies and at-home stool testing.

A new study suggests that two types of blood pressure drugs might do double-duty, helping blood pressure and keeping colon cancer away, too.

Young adults are often not aware they can get colon cancer, and doctors are often late to diagnose it in younger patients, according to new research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking blood thinners for an irregular heartbeat should prompt doctors to check for colon cancer, a new study advises.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- which sets federal screening standards -- still recommends a starting age of 50 for people at average risk.

Taking certain antibiotics -- especially multiple times or for long courses -- may put you at risk for colon cancer, a large new study suggests.

Researchers found that for 80% of the advanced cancers studied, the spreading most likely started very early -- before the cancer was even diagnosed.

Heather Blackburn-Beel was 38 years old when she died from colon cancer, an example of a troubling rise of the cancer's incidence in young adults.

American Cancer Society researchers analyzed CDC data and found that in states that were very early adopters of the Medicaid expansion, the rate of low-income adults ages 50-64 who were up to date with colon cancer screening rose from 42.3% in 2012 to 51.1% in 2016.

Among twenty-somethings, colon cancer cases rose by 18% a year in Denmark and 11%  in Norway, according to the study published May 16 in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hematology.

Researchers believe that mailing the screening kits directly to patients, which frames participation as the default, reduced steps in the process, and made it easier for patients to get screened and catch colorectal cancer earlier or even potentially prevent it from occurring.

Low-dose aspirin can lower your risk for colon cancer but fewer than half the people who already have polyps aren’t taking it.

People whose colonoscopies find adenomas – polyps that can become cancer -- are routinely asked to come back for another colonoscopy in three years, but a surprisingly high percentage fail to get the follow-up, a new study reports.

Women aged 20 to 49 who were overweight or obese had up to twice the risk for colon cancer before age 50, compared with normal-weight women, in a new study.

People in a recent study who drank one or more 12-ounce servings of artificially sweetened soft drinks a day had a 46 percent lower risk of cancer recurrence or death over the study period than those who didn't drink such beverages.