New global initiative urges patients and clinicians to wait for biomarker testing results before starting treatment.

Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis that comes too late and with too few effective treatment options. But ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers ...

Colon cancer symptoms often don't exist. An active woman shares how repeated nudges from a loved one led to her diagnosis: "My entire life changed that day." ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud University Medical Center and University Hospital Bonn (UKB ...

Doctors recommend screening for this disease starting at age 45.

The funding will be used to lead a five-year statewide effort known as Promoting Resource and Outreach to Enhance Colorectal ...