The results of a new study show the rate of colon cancer death in the United States for people with low socioeconomic status increased between 1980 and 2008 while it decreased during the same period ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

Deaths from cancer have declined by 33% since 1991, averting 4.1 million deaths. However, more people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, and at an earlier age, according to a major new ...

Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer in both men and women around the world. Once thought to be mainly a disease of older adults, it is now ...

A study finds that $100 rideshare rides for follow-up colonoscopy after fecal immunochemical test (FIT) doubled completion rates, reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, and lowered health care costs.

New research reveals that certain social determinants of health-such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and racial/ethnic minority status-have significant effects on rural–urban ...

Weight-loss drugs have been found to dramatically slash death rates in colon cancer patients, according to new research. Patients taking GLP-1 receptors - the class of drugs behind Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care. Colon and rectal ...

Don’t stall — your butt is on the line. Because of this worrisome trend, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lowered its recommendation for starting colorectal cancer screening from age 50 ...

The rate of people dying from cancer in the United States continued to decline for the 26th year in a row, according to a new American Cancer Society report. From 2016 to 2017, the United States saw ...

Recurrence risk for stage II to III colon cancer falls below 0.5% 6 years posttreatment, suggesting a potential cure definition. The study analyzed data from 15 phase 3 trials, involving 35,213 ...