Obesity is now linked to at least 13 types of cancer, making it one of the most preventable cancer risk factors in the United States.

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer globally, behind 1.9 million cases, and the second biggest cause of ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors are sounding the alarm on the increasing diagnoses and how symptoms can go unnoticed. If you've had constipation, bleeding from bowel movement, ...

Expansion of Medicaid eligibility was linked to a modestly higher prevalence of colorectal cancer screening among Latino men ...

Colorectal cancer is increasing in younger patients and is now the leading cause of cancer death in those under age 50, yet those patients lack support.

An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

March is colon cancer awareness month, and we were joined by Intermountain Health's Dr. Alicia Swank to talk about the ...

A new national poll highlights a surprising gap in public awareness about a major dietary risk factor for colorectal cancer.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the director and producer of "Andre is an Idiot," a new irreverent documentary about one man's battle with terminal colon cancer.

She was 38 years old. When she got home, she was reassured—by two different doctors—that it was probably hemorrhoids. But her ...

Colon cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide, and growing evidence suggests that what we eat plays a ...