#colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths (after lung cancer). Biden promotes efforts to tackle the disease.

Celebrities who share their cancer diagnoses may inspire some people while triggering others.

Mandates may help reduce health care inequities for minorities, low-income workers

Dana-Farber researchers explore CAR-T therapy and next generation immunotherapy to target colorectal cancer.

Compared to a colonoscopy, a fecal test is easy and affordable. But which method is better at finding colon cancer?

The optimal diet to prevent many cancers and to improve long-term survival is a plant-based diet.

Consumption of such foods was associated with a 29% higher risk for colorectal cancer in men.

Chadwick Boseman, star of the original “Black Panther,” died of colorectal cancer in 2020 at the age of 43.

Plus, a court ruling has the potential to invalidate required free screenings, including for breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer.

Despite confusing media coverage of a study relating to colonoscopies, they are an effective tool in reducing colorectal cancer risk.

How colonoscopies are classified makes all the difference for patients’ out-of-pocket costs.

A new report tracks the most prominent cancers for men and women and finds substantial racial disparities in cancer treatment.

Differences in health insurance coverage played a large role in the racial disparities in colorectal cancer cases, a study found.

Authors of a new study stress the need to improve access to cancer screenings, especially for minorities and lower-income populations.

Survival was lowest for Black men and highest for white women in the United States.

A new study finds that Medicaid expansion increases survival and reduces health disparities for newly diagnosed patients with cancer.