Even though her birth mother died from colorectal cancer in 2018, Brianna Dean kept putting off getting a colonoscopy for years. Dean didn’t think she needed one. She was young. She felt healthy. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...

What's causing the rise is unknown. Many theories point to lifestyle causes such as increased weight, eating more ultra-processed foods and excessive alcohol use A survey released in March showed that ...

Millennials need to get a colon cancer screening younger than their parents did, especially in the face of sharply rising colon cancer rates in younger people. The Charlotte Observer spoke to North ...

The American Cancer Society’s newest recommendations include blood tests, in addition to stool tests and colonoscopy.