Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

The dreaded colonoscopy that seems a rite of passage for those hitting the half-century mark should actually be done five years earlier, a panel of health experts recommended on Tuesday. The US ...

A growing increase in colon cancer diagnoses in younger populations has medical experts on high alert. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer ...

There's been a steep increase in colon cancer cases among adults 45 to 49 in recent years, and that's a good thing, experts say. This upsurge means that more colon cancers are being caught at an ...

Rising colorectal cancer rates in adults under 50 have led to earlier screening recommendations, starting at age 45 for average-risk individuals. Symptoms like blood in stools, changes in bowel habits ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended. While overall, colon cancer rates ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Doctors are reminding people to get screened for colon cancer. Colon cancer is becoming more common ...

SEWELL, N.J. (WPVI) -- For the past few years, Peg Bradford of Sewell, N.J., has championed exercise and sensible eating as the gateways to a healthy life. Her Facebook community, Steps to Good Health ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Doctors are reminding people to get screened for colon cancer. Colon cancer is becoming more common in younger people. “We don’t know specifically why that is happening, ...