Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...
This month’s death of “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek, 48, has put a fresh spotlight on colorectal cancer.
A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...
Any blood in the stool—whether bright red, maroon, or black and tarry—should prompt immediate medical attention. For cases of left-sided colon cancer, blood in the stool is often one of the first ...
It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.
Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when caught early—and FIT tests make screening easier than ever with a simple at‑home ...
An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...
October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...
“Most patients with colorectal cancer are asymptomatic,” Claassen said. “However, patients, particularly younger patients ...
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