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Researchers Develop More Sensitive Colon Cancer Screening Method

50% of colorectal cancer cases can be prevented by dietary and lifestyle modifications.

A look back at some of the most important science and treatment news Cancer Health covered this year.

Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.

New diagnoses of bladder, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer fell during the spring of 2020 and did not return to previous levels.

Katie Couric reflects on the last days of her husband, Jay Monahan, who died of colon cancer.

Guardant Health’s LUNAR2 blood test detected 90% of colorectal cancer in asymptomatic individuals in a retrospective study.

New data show 46,000 cancer cases could be prevented each year if Americans exercised least 5 hours each week.

Erica Ramsthaler’s colon cancer had spread to her abdomen and she was only given three years to live. That was four years ago.

Colorectal cancer threatens first-, second- and third-degree relatives of individuals with early-onset colon cancer.

Good adherence to these medications further improved survival outcomes.

Access to health care without financial barriers helped narrow the gap between Black and white patients.

The guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT), done every one or two years, was particularly effective at reducing colorectal cancer in men.

National LGBT Cancer Network releases largest-ever survey of LGBTQIA+ cancer survivors.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network publishes a new guide that includes updated patient guidelines for colon and rectal cancers.

The early cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.

Native American artist and writer Robert DesJarlait is a member of the Red Lake Ojibwe tribe and a colon cancer survivor and advocate.