John Saltzman, MD, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and John Abramson, MD, lecturer in healthcare policy ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

After an increase in colorectal cancer among patients younger than 50, U.S. guidelines started recommending that screening begin at age 45 for average-risk adults. This study showed that ...

Colorectal cancer stands as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US men and the fourth leading cause in US women, according to the American Cancer Society. This year, over 150,000 ...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer related death in the U.S., with nearly 53,000 1 fatalities expected in 2025. While the burden of this disease is significant, advancements in ...

Even more colorectal cancer cases are being found in adults under 50, and a new collection of research suggests that a surge in screening may be tied to many of the more recent diagnoses – but not the ...

50 million Americans due for colon cancer screening avoid it because they consider traditional tests so unpleasant. But now it can be as simple as a blood test. If you’re overdue for your colon cancer ...

Wake Up 2Day spoke with Dr. Christy Ann Leinaala Gilman, a gastroenterologist at the Queenʻs Medical Center about what patients need to know. “Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the ...

Colon and rectal cancers, once largely confined to people in their 60s and 70s, are increasingly striking adults in their 40s, 30s and even 20s. The shift is so sharp that specialists now talk about a ...