When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

The American College of Gastroenterology has announced it is updating its screening guidelines for colorectal cancer for the first time since 2000, according to a news release by the ACG. The new ...

A Mass General Brigham Community Care Van parked at a visit to the Greater Boston Catholic Charities food bank in Dorchester.

Colorectal cancer, once rare in younger adults, is rising sharply, with cases under age 50 doubling in a generation. Experts cite lifestyle shifts, environmental exposures, and microbiome changes as ...

First national guideline recommendation for Shield paves the way for improved patient access and additional major guideline inclusions NCCN guidelines point to landmark ECLIPSE Study showing efficacy ...

In the US, the highest rates of colorectal cancer are found in those of American Indian, Alaska Native, and African American ...

Gastroenterologist Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, writes about ACG’s recently updated guidelines for colorectal screening and the importance of routine colonoscopy screening in a Daily Progress article. Dr.

This article is brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Colon cancer has become more predominant across the nation in recent years, with the American Cancer Society estimating that ...

Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease of older adults, is increasingly striking people under 50, now the leading cause of cancer death in that age group. This shift has driven U.S. screening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Cancer Society says an uptick in colon cancer cases in the 45-49 age group is a result of lowered screening ages ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...