Heather Candrilli was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May 2024 GoFundMe Heather Candrilli, 36, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May 2024 She had to pay more out-of-pocket for the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Colon cancer rates are on the rise, especially in people under age 50, and doctors don’t fully understand why. While there’s no clear explanation for the increase ...

Doctors informed her that they struggled to complete the procedure because they discovered a five-millimeter tumor blocking access to her colon. Groom, 35, Learns He Has Tumor ‘the Size of an ...

Just hearing the word “colonoscopy” can make anyone grimace — but it can also save your life. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Chaoyuan Kuang, MD, PhD, Co-Leader, GI Clinical and Translational Research, at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Othon Wiltz, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgeon, for Montefiore ...

No need for a ride to and from the hospital. The truth is, while the heavily advertised at-home stool tests certainly can be a useful, extra screening tool for detecting colon cancer, they are by no ...

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it's not necessarily ...

The financial adviser from Long Island was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in October 2023 after undergoing a routine colonoscopy at 45. He joined an unfortunate club with a growing membership ...

Increasingly, young people with clean diets and healthy lifestyles are getting colon cancer. Doctors say diet plays a role in the rising risk, but doesn't tell the whole story. We are learning ...

But it also tests for specific forms of DNA associated with colon cancer and advanced polyps. If either of those test positive, it's recommended that patient get a colonoscopy. The blood test ...