Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum, the last part of the large intestine. It often starts as small, noncancerous clumps of cells ...

You don’t need to “detox” your colon, but certain foods are known to naturally support colon health and function, reducing ...

A new social media campaign is all about educating young Black men on the importance of knowing their family medical history when it comes to colorectal cancer.

Computed tomography (CT) colonography has been shown to be both cheaper and clinically more effective than multitarget stool ...

Terminal ileum resection was associated with an elevated risk of developing colorectal cancer in patients with Crohn's ...

Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into ...

An otherwise active, healthy 39-year-old, Marisa Peters was a mother of three boys and still nursing her 16-month-old when she was initially diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer.

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

During a colonoscopy, a thin, flexible camera is inserted into the colon, or large intestine, in order to scan and detect growths or polyps. At Austin Gastroenterology, this procedure will now include ...