#colorectal cancer

Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival of People With Advanced Colon Cancer

Any amount of alcohol can increase a person’s risk for several types of cancer, including cancers of the throat, esophagus, and liver.

Gynecologist Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, is director of a program in integrative sexual medicine for women and girls with cancer.

The Black community has the highest rate of colorectal cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S.

Mailing testing kits to people’s homes lowers costs and increases screening.

In Spain, people who were most exposed to artificial outdoor light had a 60% greater chance of developing cancers of the colon or rectum.

Screenings for colorectal, cervical and breast cancer are commonly given well past the recommended ages.

Delays in screening, diagnosis and treatment could lead to poorer outcomes.

People with severe periodontal disease are more likely to develop precancerous growths.

Annual fecal immunochemical testing is inexpensive and effective.

How do you celebrate this milestone while protecting those who will never reach it?

Patients prescribed meds to lower their blood pressure were less likely to develop this cancer years after a negative colonoscopy.

These cancers include those that are rare among adults under 40, such as breast, colon, pancreas, kidney, prostate and ovarian cancer.

A rallying point for the colon cancer community.

Over 75% of diabetic patients with colorectal cancer could benefit by adhering to their prescriptions.