A local nurse is encouraging others to get screened for colon cancer following her own health scare at a young age.

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

UCSF Health is launching a special clinic for young adults with colorectal cancer, of which one in five cases now affects ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...

Colonoscopies are the most effective way to detect and prevent colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer in the U.S. At-home tests are available but are less accurate than colonoscopies. Just ...