Bowel cancer is increasing among young people. Cases have doubled in the last 20 years. Lifestyle and diet are major factors.

Up to 90% of colorectal cancers can be cured if caught early. Learn about screening options at Fred Hutch to protect your health.

The Population Health Colorectal Cancer Program is working to understand barriers people might face and how health care providers can support people in getting screened. The FIT checks for blood in ...

A Minnesota woman was told her stage 4 colon cancer couldn’t be cured. Two years later, she’s cancer-free — and says a last-chance clinical trial gave her back her life.

When Peters first noticed blood on toilet paper after bowel movements at age 33, her doctors quickly dismissed it as a ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Colon cancer is a type of cancer (abnormal cells growing uncontrollably) that begins in the ...

The cancer survivor from Minnesota is now sharing her story in a bid to give others hope and to also raise awareness around ...

"Colorectal cancer remains one of the few cancers for which we have validated screening tools," Lou noted. Those include blood-based tests, stool-based tests and colonoscopies. In 2018, the ...

Experts explain what happens in your body when you poop and during digestion. Plus, what different poop colors and colors ...

A new study found that the immunotherapy treatment worked against some types of cancers, allowing patients to avoid surgery ...

Radwah Oda, 33 years old, originally from the US state of Texas, began experiencing intestinal problems and chest pain in ...

Ischemic colitis can range from mild inflammation to life-threatening damage. Early diagnosis and tailored care make all the ...