This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

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 ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

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 ...

I’m 54, and I just got my first colonoscopy. I’m glad I did. My doctor removed four polyps during a 25-minute procedure. Two of the four were the type that, if left alone, could have the potential to ...

Yes, it's still colon cancer awareness month, the month when all those medical types bug you about getting the dreaded colonoscopy if you're over 50. None of them will try to sell the procedure as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More recently, the actress brought up her colonoscopy on her husband Dax Shepard's Feb. 7 Armchair Expert podcast, revealing that ...

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 ...