Who needs a colonoscopy before 45? Here's what doctors say about screening, insurance and cost.

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorectal cancer is preventable and 'highly treatable' if detected early, according to the National Cancer Institute.Photograph: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to ...

Doctors explain how colonoscopy compares with FIT, Cologuard, and blood-based colon cancer screening—and why it can catch ...

For the past few years, I have been troubled by abdominal pain and irregular bowel movements.I tried cutting back on coffee, ...

The American Cancer Society recently recommended that two blood tests can be an option for people who won't get a colonoscopy or do a stool test. No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but for the ...

This time, instead of talking about my children's studies, I'm sharing the story of how I (a mom in my late 40s) had my first ...

An 85-year-old woman with a positive Cologuard test seeks guidance after her gastroenterologist declined a colonoscopy, ...

I’m an 85-year-old woman. I took the Cologuard test a month ago, and it came back positive. My gastrointestinal doctor said that at my age, he wouldn’t perform a colonoscopy. I asked for other ...