Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people ...

An otherwise active, healthy 39-year-old, Marisa Peters was a mother of three boys and still nursing her 16-month-old when she was initially diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer. With colon cancer in ...

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Thomas Gilman took a step closer toward his Olympic wrestling dreams on Friday night. And he beat another Iowa native to get there. Gilman defeated Joe Colon in the semifinals at ...

Medicare generally does not cover virtual colonoscopies. It may make exceptions when traditional colonoscopies cannot be completed due to specific medical reasons. Coverage for virtual colonoscopies ...

While both conditions can cause similar symptoms, hemorrhoids and polyps differ significantly in their nature and location. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, often caused by ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer, NBC News reported. The test isn't meant to replace colonoscopies, but is ...

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has a long history of health care litigation filed by incarcerated people or their families, but a new colon cancer screening program from the agency is ...