"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them," says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

New research suggests that biological age — a measure of the body’s physiological state — could predict who is at higher risk for developing colon polyps, a key risk factor for colorectal cancer. For ...

According to the MD Anderson Cancer Centre, bowel cancer, known as colon or colorectal cancer, may not show any symptoms in ...

Polyps, also called adenomas, are clumps of cells that grow from the colon’s lining. Although less than 10 percent become cancerous, most colon cancers are thought to develop from polyps. Previous ...

For years, researchers have noted an alarming rise in colorectal cancer in younger people that’s not fully explained away by ...

Occasional constipation is common, but doctors warn that constipation lasting for months may signal colon cancer, especially ...

Colorectal cancer, or colon cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Most colorectal cancers begin as a ...

REUTERS - Obese and overweight people are more likely to develop colon polyps, a possible precursor to cancer, than slimmer people, according to an international study. Previous studies have made the ...

This week, we will be discussing a very important topic, of which a lot of people have never heard while others have only rudimentary knowledge about the condition. Nevertheless, it is becoming an ...

Weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may help reduce colon cancer risk, a new study presented at the ...

A subsidiary of GE Healthcare is developing a contrast agent that can help detect nearly invisible colon cancer polyps, according to a report by News Medical. In addition to the mushroom-shaped polyps ...