When most people think about colon cancer warning signs, they immediately focus on obvious digestive issues. Blood in stool, dramatic weight loss, or severe abdominal pain typically come to mind.

With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease. Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been increasing since the 1990s ...

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people ...

Small changes in stool can be easy to ignore but they may signal something serious. Doctors say paying attention early can save lives.

The FDA just approved a colon-cancer blood test. It could save people from spending hundreds of dollars on tests or relying on a colonoscopy alone.

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

Can exercise “therapy” and diet improve survival in patients with colon cancer? It appears so, according to two pivotal studies presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2025 annual ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

Exercise may significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer returning in patients after treatment, a new study has found. The late-phase trial, published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine ...