A healthy colon is important for your overall health. Colon polyps are often harmless, but they can be signs of colorectal cancer, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The fact that ...

MountainStar Healthcare’s St. Mark’s Hospital is the only hospital in Utah accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC).

Foods that may help lower your risk of colorectal cancer include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and fish. Eating a Mediterranean diet may have a protective effect.

Doctors at the Apollo Speciality Hospitals, have successfully performed a complex minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove a large 15 cm laterally spreading adenoma, a type of Polyp in the ...

Former 7th Heaven child star Beverley Mitchell is looking back on her cancer scare from her early 30s. “Yesterday, I got a colonoscopy, and I am sharing this because I think that there’s a lot of ...

What you want to do is you want to find it when either it is very early in the course and very treatable, or even before it ...

Officials at Baptist Medical Center are using a large-scale colon model to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps ...

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

Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and early detection saves lives. Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an ideal time for patients and providers to talk openly about screening, risk factors and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The recent death of 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is putting a spotlight on colon cancer — especially in people under 50. In Cedar Rapids, Phil Decker says his own ...