A healthy colon is important for your overall health. Colon polyps are often harmless, but they can be signs of colorectal ...

Nearly 30% of patients experienced adenoma recurrence after polypectomy, and their risk patterns shifted over time based on polyp biology and patient characteristics. While high-grade dysplasia drove ...

People who routinely have 14 or more drinks a week have a higher risk of colon and rectal cancer compared to those who partake in little to no alcohol, researchers reported Jan. 26 in the journal ...

New research pinpoints exactly how much alcohol is linked to an increased colon cancer risk Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's ...

New research has pinpointed exactly how many alcoholic drinks increase your risk of developing colorectal cancer. People who drank an average of 14 drinks a week — or two per day — had a 25% higher ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

Colon cancer is now the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in Americans under 50. It claimed that spot seven years earlier than previously projected. Colon cancer deaths among people under 50 have risen ...

Jenna Scott remembers the joy of being pregnant with her first and only child. She also remembers the immense abdominal pain. During her pregnancy, she let her doctors know about the persistent ...

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people under the age of 50. While the majority of diagnoses are still among ...

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...