The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You know that you should book a mammogram every two years and a dental cleaning every year, but what about the rest of your body?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More recently, the actress brought up her colonoscopy on her husband Dax Shepard's Feb. 7 Armchair Expert podcast, revealing that ...

Yes, it's still colon cancer awareness month, the month when all those medical types bug you about getting the dreaded colonoscopy if you're over 50. None of them will try to sell the procedure as a ...

No one wants a colonoscopy. A lot of people are even scared of them, so here are some fears debunked. Ninety percent of colon cancers are preventable, but only about 50% of people who should have ...

What's causing the rise is unknown. Many theories point to lifestyle causes such as increased weight, eating more ultra-processed foods and excessive alcohol use A survey released in March showed that ...

I’m 54, and I just got my first colonoscopy. I’m glad I did. My doctor removed four polyps during a 25-minute procedure. Two of the four were the type that, if left alone, could have the potential to ...

On the wish list of birthday presents many of us may compile, a colonoscopy would likely not be near the top. But for Gustavo Arellano's 47th birthday, that’s exactly what he got himself.

Colon cancer often develops silently, making early detection vital. Experts recommend getting your first colonoscopy at age ...

I let the Mexiclan — a text chat of my closest friends — know what I was about to do. Memes citing the farting scene from "Blazing Saddles" and others too rude to mention in a family paper immediately ...

Actor Ryan Reynolds documented himself getting a colonoscopy and it potentially saved his life. Reynolds and actor Rob McElhenney are both co-chairman of the Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C. on the ...

No family history, no symptoms, no problem, right? Wrong. A Northern Virginia woman, whose colleague convinced her to get a colonoscopy, detailed her journey to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness ...