Patients with symptoms of gastrointestinal (GI) problems and survivors of colon cancer were more likely to use oncology specialty care. Oncologic specialty care was more often used in colon cancer ...

The implementation of screening colonoscopy could be the primary reason for the decrease in colon cancer rates over the last 10 years, according to a study published in the November issue of ...

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

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, will present interim data from the COSMOS study supporting the use of Guardant Reveal to ...

To investigate the use of celecoxib on disease-free survival in patients with stage 3 colon cancer, Meyerhardt and colleagues initiated a randomized clinical trial, the CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80702 ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation — for or against — the use of computer-aided detection systems (CADe) in colonoscopy. A ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if they are found early. But once cancer spreads outside the colon, it is much harder to treat. That’s why regular colorectal cancer screenings, starting ...