Opinion

I got a colonoscopy

A story published in Scientific American reports that while the death rates of most cancers have decreased in Americans under 50, the rates of colon and rectum cancers have risen. Colorectal cancer is ...
You already know how important it is to get screened for colorectal cancer starting at age 45, and the recent tragic passing ...
The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...
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In this article a physician describes being diagnosed with cancer and her journey that occurred after diagnosis with colon ...
I had rectal bleeding, the most common symptom of colon cancer in people under 45. I also had a family history of colon cancer, which pushed me to get a colonoscopy at 33. My out-of-pocket colonoscopy ...
Jessica Acosta was just 29 when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer. She survived and is now an advocate for other young people.
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified a new virus that appears to be linked to colon cancer.
The risk for colon cancer is rising in young people, as James Van Der Beek dies from the disease at 48.
James Van Der Beek was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2023. He hoped more young people would get screened.