While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

A boy with abdominal pain and altered bowel habits undergoes colonoscopy, revealing a juvenile polyp with rare bone formation.

When you hear the term "colon cancer," which part of the intestine do you imagine it affects?In fact, a disturbing change is currently occurring in the "location" where colon cancer develops in ...

Colon cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults, and doctors say knowing your risk and getting screened can make a ...

As a pathologist, Dr. Christopher Owens has spent his career trying to improve his methods of catching precancerous ...

Blood in the stool, lasting changes in bowel habits, and unexplained weight loss can be warning signs of colon cancer. Yet the disease can also develop without noticeable symptoms, which is why ...

MIT engineers have built a soft robotic enteroscope designed to crawl through the small ...

Just weeks after her 17th birthday, Danielle was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer - the start of a 25-year battle in ...

Disorders of the small intestine are often difficult to diagnose and treat. More than 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, an inch (2.5 ...

A cross-sectional study of 452 hospitalized patients found no independent association between the CALLY index and colorectal ...

I often hear that 'you should get a colonoscopy once you pass your 40s.' However, I had a cynical view that 'even if you ...