Colon cancer is appearing more often in younger adults, and many of those cases go undetected until the disease has already spread.
Albany native Tyleia Harrell is a colon cancer survivor advocating for early screening and lifestyle changes to reduce cancer risk.
Pennsylvanians have a 1-in-26 chance of getting colorectal cancer and a 1-in-70 chance of dying from it, but doctors said the odds of surviving improve for people who undergo screenings earlier in ...
Intuition is what prompted Colleen McGarrity to get a colonoscopy at age 41. The preventative screening probably saved her life. The Ford City resident experienced spotty symptoms but had no family ...
At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most deadly. Early detection through screening can lead to successful treatment. Dr. Mary Strader, a gastroenterologist at GI ...
Marisa Peters, 44, a mother of three and former Broadway vocalist, first noticed bleeding when going to the bathroom after ...
An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.
Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one ...
Doctors say colorectal cancer diagnoses are increasing among younger adults and stress that screening beginning at age 45 can ...
MYMICHIGAN HEALTH: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk about prevention, screening, and early ...
Healthfirst hosted a community workshop highlighting colorectal cancer, screening, prevention and nutrition at the Saint Barnabas Hospital Health Center.