Sept. 24 -- TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Black people undergoing colon cancer screening are more likely to have large precancerous polyps than are whites. Black men had a 16 percent increased ...

If you're in your 40s, you might think colon cancer is something to worry about decades from now. But alarming new research ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heavy drinking increases a person’s risk of colon cancer over their lifetime, a new study says.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with a history of colorectal polyps or cancer, taking aspirin is an effective way to reduce the chances of new polyps appearing, according to researchers in ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Polyps in the colon and rectum (together called colorectal polyps) are common in people over age 50. They are usually ...

A new study found intake of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, can protect against developing colon polyps, according to findings published in the American Journal of ...

Doctors at AdventHealth in Orlando are using the newly FDA approved Senhance system for minimally-invasive abdominal surgery. Unlike other robotic systems, the Senhance provides real-time haptic ...

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.

Could a compound found in red grapes be the key to preventing bowel cancer? Researchers are now asking whether resveratrol — a natural substance in red grapes and wine — can stop cancer before it ...

The NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could ...

I KNOW from personal experience: catching cancer early gives people more than a fighting chance. My diagnosis for kidney ...

The number of cases of advanced bowel cancer in the Netherlands have fallen in recent years, and the drop is probably down to ...