19 News anchor Nichole Vrsansky is recovering at home after surgery for colon cancer and is sharing her experience to encourage others to get screened.

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

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

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Norway, which also has one of the highest incidence rates in the world ...

States with Medicaid expansion had significantly lower colorectal cancer mortality than those without Medicaid expansion. An evaluation of more than 650,000 patients showed individuals of all races ...

After decades of progress, colorectal cancer diagnoses are hitting new highs. Recent research reveals a troubling shift, ...

A multicenter observational study of 17,415 Chinese participants found that mosaic chromosomal alterations detected in blood were associated with colorectal cancer and refined risk assessment.

In this prospective cohort study, the researchers investigated the link between post-diagnostic consumption of flavonoids and colon cancer survival.

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include a broader range of screening options, featuring additional at-home stool tests and, for the first time, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SDI Productions via Getty Images Colorectal cancer is the third-most common type of cancer around the world. In the earlier stages ...

Colorectal cancer can cause bleeding from polyps in the digestive tract. This can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Oral and intravenous iron may help, but there may be some risks. Persistent bleeding ...

While colorectal cancer mostly occurs among people age 50 and older, the number of younger people getting the illness has dramatically climbed over the past few decades. Because young people don’t ...