BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. While ...

People with certain conditions or a genetic risk of cancer are sometimes prescribed daily aspirin to lower their risk of developing colorectal cancer. A new study looks into that preventative ...

Nick Leeson's unauthorized trades led to Barings Bank's collapse, a major banking scandal in 1995. Leeson battled colon cancer during his imprisonment, undergoing surgery and chemotherapy treatment.

As the entertainment and pop culture world mourns the recent death of actor and 1990s heartthrob James Van Der Beek at age 48 after his two-plus-year battle with colon cancer, March’s national ...

Colorectal cancer cases in younger adults are being driven by rectal cancer, according to new data. Symptoms of the two diseases overlap. There are a few possible reasons for the increase. For years, ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — a timely opportunity to learn about colorectal cancer, understand your risk and make sure you are up to date on recommended screenings. Colorectal cancer ...

People who regularly have two drinks a day had a higher risk of colorectal cancer than adults who drank less than one drink per week on average. Adults who cut back on drinking can significantly ...

The face of colorectal cancer is getting younger by the day. Meanwhile, researchers are potentially years away from understanding why. For some demographics, however, the findings contain reason to ...

Allison Solomon said she started noticing changes in her body two years ago. But when she started getting persistent symptoms, she knew something was wrong. “I started just noticing some changes in ...

"For the love of God, go get checked," says David Lyon, now 31 Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 years. She reports on topics of human ...

An expert talks about risk factors of colon cancer and why early detection could save your life. 'Bait and switch': Dems storm out of GOP's 'fake' Bondi deposition TSA PreCheck users are beating hours ...