Sydney Stoner was dismissed by doctors despite having signs of colon cancer. She lied and said she had blood in her stool to get a colonoscopy.

A major Swiss study spanning four decades has revealed that more people under 50, including those in their thirties, are ...

According to him, the increase is happening faster in women, and the early warning signs are often missed or ignored.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common misconception is that the signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obvious. The truth is, a lot of symptoms don't often ...

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...

Doctors say it’s common for symptoms of pregnancy and colon cancer to overlap, and that’s why some diagnoses get missed. It ...

When David Lyon saw blood in his stool, he didn't think much of it. He was a fit 26-year-old who worked in a sheet metal shop. The spots were inconsistent, and he thought he might have just sustained ...

Colon cancer is no longer a disease that only elderly suffer from. Even younger women at the age of 50 are also suffering ...

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 ...