Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum, the last part of the large intestine. It often starts as small, noncancerous clumps of cells ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world today, and is increasingly targeting even young people, under 45 years of age. The condition is caused by an uncontrolled growth of cells in ...

What Is Advanced Colon Cancer? Advanced colon cancer, also known as stage IV or metastatic colon cancer, is when the cancer has spread from the colon to distant organs like the liver or lungs.

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...

Colon cancer is a significant health concern that often progresses silently, making early detection critical for effective treatment. In a recent Instagram video, Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a ...

Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s ...

Scream actor Matt Lillard is working with Exact Sciences, the makers of Cologuard, for the "Screen" campaign to increase colon cancer screening awareness. Here Lillard answers the door in a filmed ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.