Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer among both men and women. However, routine colon cancer screenings can greatly reduce a person's risk for developing this type of cancer. To ...

Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, remains effective in screening older patients for colorectal cancer (CRC), produces low referral for colonoscopy rates ...

Colon cancer in men occurs as a result of normal cells transforming to abnormal ones. In a perfect world the right side of the colon absorbs water, sodium and soluble wastes and the left side of the ...

Once thought to be just an older person’s concern, colorectal cancer has morphed into an age-blind condition. Waiting rooms for that periodical colonoscopy exam are now dotted with 20-, 30-, and ...

What if a deadly, yet preventable, disease existed but only half the population got tested for it? Unfortunately, that is the case with colon cancer. Fewer than 6 in 10 at-risk Americans get tested ...

ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2011) - Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study unveiled ...