March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, where health experts, patients and survivors are raising awareness and urging ...

Photo credit: jamescaseysax.co/ Colorectal cancer is a disease that affects thousands each year, yet early detection and ...

Monument Health gastroenterologists Dr. Ali Zakaria and Dr. Issam Turk spoke about the importance of colon health and ...

The benefits to an at-home colorectal cancer screening are obvious: skipping the bowel prep, sedation and time off work that ...

A single polyp found during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam will usually lead to follow-up colonoscopy to look for other polyps. Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat ...

Though we know tests can save lives by preventing colon cancer, a high percentage of us would rather do anything else than ...

Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States, but screening can help detect and prevent it.

A colonoscopy is considered the gold standard when it comes to screening for colon polyps and colorectal cancer. Yet a colonoscopy — and the steps required to get one — can cause a spike of ...

Emily Alinger was 25 years old when she went in for a routine colonoscopy that may have saved her life. Alinger was told she had a precancerous polyp, an abnormal growth on the lining of the colon ...

Researchers evaluated the association between family history of benign colorectal polyps and risk of overall and early-onset colorectal cancer.

It is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Intermountain Health wants everyone to know the importance of screenings and being aware that early detection saves lives. Screenings also has a profound impact ...