Colon cancer used to carry an unspoken label: older person’s disease. That label no longer fits. Men under 55 now face rising rates of colon cancer, and too many of them lose their lives because they ...

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Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer in both men and women around the world. It is getting increasingly common, especially among younger adults. In ...

Colonoscopic Removal of Adenomas Cuts CRC Mortality Obese men have a more than six-fold higher likelihood of having multiple colon polyps and tubular adenomas than lean men. (HealthDay News) — Obese ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Polish study of more than 50,000 volunteers screened for colon cancer has found far more cases among men than women, a discovery suggesting that colonoscopy guidelines may need to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A physician from MUSC in downtown Charleston says November, known as Men’s Health Awareness Month, is a good opportunity to talk about the need for colon cancer screening. Dr ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - June is Men’s Health month, a time to prioritize prevention. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Ed Dominguez stressed the importance of screening for prostate and colon cancer.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Colon cancer has become the deadliest cancer for men under 50, with about 50,000 people dying from colorectal cancer every year in the United States. Dr. Jacob Balmer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, colon cancer has been on the rise in younger people for unclear reasons. While cancer deaths in the U.S. are falling ...

More older men are getting screened for colorectal cancer since the federal health law eliminated the out-of-pocket charges for screening tests,... More men are getting colonoscopies to screen for ...