Washington DC [US], March 14 (ANI): Researchers find in a study that two types of colon polyps can raise bowel cancer risk fivefold. These two polyp types may represent separate cancer pathways that ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

Colorectal cancer stands as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US men and the fourth leading cause in US women, according to the American Cancer Society. This year, over 150,000 ...

After years of decline, colorectal cancer rates began climbing again. The overall rate dropped from 55.2 cases per 100,000 ...

Education on colorectal cancer symptoms and screening can help to prevent advancing disease in a cancer that is seeing increased incidence in younger adults. Colorectal cancer is the third most common ...

An 85-year-old woman with a positive Cologuard test seeks guidance after her gastroenterologist declined a colonoscopy.

Diagnostic and surgical approaches to treating the disease are evolving — just as rates are spiking. Learn how the surgical ...

A Japanese double-blind randomized trial found that two years of decaffeinated green tea extract tablets were associated with ...

Oct. 22, 2002 (Seattle) — Smoking has been identified as an important risk factor for colorectal polyps in a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University in Long Island.

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are linked to a modest but meaningful decrease in the occurrence of colon polyps and CRC. Bariatric surgery, specifically Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...

Woman survived colon cancer three times after being diagnosed in her teens, 20s and 30s. She shares her symptoms and how Lynch syndrome raises her cancer risk.