Doctors say it’s common for symptoms of pregnancy and colon cancer to overlap, and that’s why some diagnoses get missed. It ...

Deaths from rectal cancer are increasing at 2 to 3 times the rate of deaths from colon cancer among younger adults — and researchers aren’t sure why.

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

She assumed the changes in her body were due to perimenopause or gut issues, but it was rectal cancer, a disease that's on the rise. The single mom navigated treatment on her own.

Matthew Ng, MD, with The George Washington University Hospital and Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center discusses colorectal ...

Earlier initiation of average-risk screening at age 45 reflects increasing concern about younger-onset colorectal cancer ...

An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...

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 ...

CT colonography reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer by up to 75% versus no screening, while stool DNA testing reduced the incidence by 59%. Stool testing was cost-effective relative to no ...

When David Lyon saw blood in his stool, he didn't think much of it. He was a fit 26-year-old who worked in a sheet metal shop. The spots were inconsistent, and he thought he might have just sustained ...

It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more people to talk to their doctors about risk factors and number two.