Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with a UPMC surgeon about the importance of early screenings when it comes to colon cancer.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, designated to raise awareness about the second deadliest cancer in the U.S. and encourage screenings.

Doctors say in the next four years, roughly one in 10 patients with colon cancer and a quarter of people diagnosed with rectal cancer will be younger than 50.

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Among adults aged 60 years and older with IBD, active disease was associated with worsening cognitive performance over 1 year.

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California and Florida led the nation in top-rated ASCs for colonoscopy and endoscopy, according to U.S. News’ “2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” published March 17. The 2026 U.S. News ratings for ...

New research shows that hidden regions of the genome once dismissed as "junk DNA" may trigger immune responses that protect against colorectal cancer.

For decades, large portions of the human genome were labelled "junk DNA". New research from Western University and London Health Sciences Centre ...

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In the management of Crohn’s disease, a key objective — preserving the bowel by reducing the need for multiple resections — ...