March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of regular screenings. Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when detected early, but many eligible Americans are not ...

Intuition is what prompted Colleen McGarrity to get a colonoscopy at age 41. The preventative screening probably saved her life. The Ford City resident experienced spotty symptoms but had no family ...

The city of Boston is aiming to close the gaps in life expectancy that have long impacted the Black communities. At a Feb. 27 press conference at the Yawkey Club of Roxbury, Mayor ...

A woman with cancer that spread to her liver is getting a second chance at life after receiving an organ transplant from a living donor.

Symptoms of colon cancer can include: A change in bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool. Ongoing discomfort in the belly area, such as ...

A new American Cancer Society report shows colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Doctors urge people at average risk start screening at age 45.

Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug ...

Free take-home screening tests for colon cancer will be distributed at several upcoming drive-thru events in Springfield, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Taylorville and Decatur, sponsored by the Regional ...

The National Cancer Institute estimates that 154,270 people in the United States received a diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer in 2025. Approximately 52,900 died of it. With March being ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

Calhoun County’s health profile reflects many of Alabama’s most persistent challenges: shorter life expectancy, widespread chronic disease and uneven access to preventive care. Data from the Centers ...

Black men had the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group at 72 years, more than nine years lower than men of other racial groups.