Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer‑related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, according to ...

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk openly about a disease that affects many families but is often ...