For decades, colon cancer was largely seen as a disease of older adults. Doctors usually began screening after the age of 50. That assumption is slowly changing. Hospitals across the world are ...

When given the opportunity to complete a use-at-home cancer screening kit, more people get screened for cancer. For example, in one trial focusing on screening for cervical cancer using these types of ...

If a blue-and-white box has arrived at your door, you’re not alone. Millions of adults across the U.S. now receive a use-at-home colorectal cancer screening test through their health insurance or ...

New research has found that at-home gut microbiome tests lack standardization, resulting in different results from the same ...

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek; Catherine O’Hara of Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek; and Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther fame all had something in common: colon or […] ...

While meat is often given grief for not being healthy for your digestive system, certain meats may actually help reduce your chance of health-related issues. These meats in particular may help reduce ...

Canned beans are a great way to add protein and fiber to your diet. However, you need to be careful with the kind of beans you eat, as well as the product packaging. Due to that, these are some of the ...

A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he'd look for in his own body.

Wu-Tang Clan founding member Oliver "Power" Grant has died at the age of 52. No cause of death for the producer has been ...

You don’t get colon cancer during your 30s or 40s, right? Wrong. Rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger generations show otherwise. This was brought home when actor James Van Der Beek died ...

You might think that there’s nothing disputable or ambiguous about a Montreal-style smoked meat sandwich.