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

A long-term study has examined how a colonoscopy affects the risk of colon cancer and the mortality risk in the event of a ...

For more than two decades, colonoscopy has been promoted as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. Policy makers ...

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

A 13-year follow-up of the NordICC trial found colonoscopy screening significantly reduced colorectal cancer incidence but showed no statistically significant drop in mortality. Researchers say ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but with early detection with a colonoscopy screening, it’s often preventable. Terrence Ates, a ...

Colorectal cancer is on the rise in adults under 50. Shermeine Hammie’s story is a powerful reminder of how screenings save ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

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Shambi Broome had subtle abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with colon cancer once she turned 45 and became eligible for a colonoscopy screening.

New guidelines say Ontario is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50 in response to a "notable" increase ...