Intuition is what prompted Colleen McGarrity to get a colonoscopy at age 41. The preventative screening probably saved her life. The Ford City resident experienced spotty symptoms but had no family ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. See how American Cancer Society researchers are helping put an end to this disease. American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers study the most effective ways ...

Because colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than 50, major medical associations, including the ACS and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, have updated their guidelines to ...

A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn't have cancer. Colon cancer is on the ...

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide, and it's on the rise among younger adults in the U.S. But research recently published in the journal Cancer, finds regular ...