Rochester, N.Y. — If the words "giant inflatable colon" caught your attention, good.

The Wilmot Cancer Institute hosted a special event Thursday at the Central Library in downtown Rochester to raise awareness about colorectal cancer screening.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Atrium Health experts are sounding the alarm.

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common kind of cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, making screening very important.

Doctors say millions are waiting too long to get screened ...

A new American Cancer Society report shows colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Doctors urge people at average risk start screening at age 45.

Colorectal cancer screening means searching for colon and rectal tumors in those without symptoms and at risk patients with no history of colon or rectal polyps or cancer. Colon and rectal cancer are ...

People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger ...

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors are sounding the alarm about a concerning rise in colorectal cancer cases — especially among adults under 50. On New York Living, ...

Most gastroenterologists have been noticing more colorectal cancer patients younger than 50,” said Dr. Timothy Swindoll, chief of gastroenterology at Hawai‘i Pacific Health.

Provincial and territorial governments should lower the age at which they start colorectal cancer screening to 45 from 50 to help combat rising rates of the disease among younger patients, according ...

A woman in her 30s was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after six years of doctors dismissing symptoms, believing they were ...