Men are notorious for avoiding the doctor until something completely breaks. A recent Cleveland Clinic survey revealed that nearly 60 percent of men skip regular checkups and only book an appointment ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven’t gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the “gold standard” of colonoscopy or a ...

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 ...

A new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial "virtual colonoscopy." Published early online in CANCER, a ...

Colorectal cancer screening is one of the few cancer screenings with an “A” rating from the US Preventive Services Task Force, meaning that the procedure confers a substantial health benefit. However, ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this ...