People with first-degree relatives who were repeatedly diagnosed with colorectal polyps appeared at increased risk for ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private test ...

Finding and removing colon polyps may help prevent colon cancer. In addition, colon cancer screening may help find cancer early, making a cure more likely. Your gastroenterologist will ...

You may need to avoid certain medicines, such as blood thinners, for a day or two if your doctor did a biopsy or removed any polyps. Bleeding and puncture of the colon are rare but possible ...

While colon cancer has traditionally been associated with older adults, recent data reveals an alarming trend: cases are ...

But it also tests for specific forms of DNA associated with colon cancer and advanced polyps. If either of those test positive, it's recommended that patient get a colonoscopy. The blood test ...

Emily King of Mobile, Alabama, was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago at the age of 27. She had experienced some diarrhea, abdominal pain and anemia, but having cancer had never entered ...

The risk for colorectal cancer was associated with the frequency of colorectal polyp diagnoses in relatives in a study based ...