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

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Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran were diagnosed with colon cancer in their 30s. Their doctors initially thought they hemorrhoids ...

Martin, who died this week of colon cancer at the age of 30, said his five-year battle began with a single symptom.

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A stomach pain is usually harmless However if the discomfort continues and lingers on for weeks it could indicate serious ...

Spanish study reveals that rapid fecal test is as effective as colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer in its early stages ...

From interviewing colon cancer patients, Demb learned many young people were afraid to broach the topic of poop and rectal bleeding with their doctor, even though that conversation could be ...

Colorectal cancer— the cancer that begins in the colon or rectum, as the name suggests— is one of the most common types of ...

According to new survey data commissioned by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance more than half of U.S. adults would rather do ...

DNA stool tests search for genetic evidence of colon cancer in samples taken from patients, while CT colonography uses CT scans to examine the colon and rectum.

An at-home stool test for colon cancer detected no abnormalities. What are known as fecal immunochemical tests, or FIT, are about 80% accurate, according to the University of Colorado Cancer Center.