Heavy drinking linked to higher colorectal cancer risk in a major study of 88,000 U.S. adults. Consistent alcohol use shows ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud University Medical Center and University Hospital Bonn (UKB ...

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.

Doctors recommend screening for this disease starting at age 45.

Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

A new study conducted by gastroenterologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates poor preparation by patients for a colonoscopy may lead to doctors missing ...

Undergoing cancer treatment at a younger age can put the survivors at risk of developing numerous gastrointestinal polyps, even if they do not have hereditary susceptibility to polyposis. The ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) - A new study shows the number of young adults getting colon cancer is on the rise, and Scripps Research in La Jolla is working on a way to detect it sooner and potentially ...