Colon cancer can announce its presence with symptoms like abdominal pain or cramping, bloody stools, and one lesser-known sign: change in poop shapes.The National Cancer Institute estimates that more ...

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 ...

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in ...

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 ...

A major Swiss study spanning four decades has revealed that more people under 50, including those in their thirties, are ...

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.