The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45, and several blood tests on the market could help. These tests are done in a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a new national survey shows that nearly 70 percent of people would rather file their taxes than get a colonoscopy. Colonoscopies are now ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — When it comes to conditions in the colon and rectum, surgeons who specialize in these specific areas see a lot. Dr. Amy Curry is a general surgeon specializing in the colon and ...

Images under a microscope reveal a normal mouse colon (left) and a mouse colon with colitis (right). Note in the diseased colon the additional thickness in mass of the lining due to severe ...