Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older ...

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 ...

Once seen as a disease of older adults, colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting people under 50. Understanding risk ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) starts in the colon or rectum. It is one of the most common forms of cancer globally, though it is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

Early-onset colorectal cancer — that is, in people younger than 50 — is on the rise, increasing 1.4% every year and stumping health professionals. And it’s not so easy to catch early, since so many ...

At 35, Katie Dutton is already a rectal cancer survivor, an ordeal that started with seemingly benign symptoms doctors initially dismissed. She was told to change her diet and was treated for ...

CT colonography reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer by up to 75% versus no screening, while stool DNA testing reduced the incidence by 59%. Stool testing was cost-effective relative to no ...

A common misconception is that the signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obvious. The truth is, a lot of symptoms don't often show up until the condition is already in advanced stages. Noticing the ...

She was shocked to be diagnosed with rectal cancer at 29 and had her reproductive organs temporarily moved out of her pelvis to be able to become pregnant after treatment.

As a mother of two daughters and one angel baby, I know how easy it is to attribute new body changes to pregnancy and childbirth. I also know what it feels like to be medically gaslit. Marisa Peters' ...