Results for colon cancer

Are you prepared for your colonoscopy? Follow these tips, listen to your physician, find your inner zen, and everything should be smooth sailing.

Study ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, may help explain increased cancer risk.

Colorectal cancer is surprisingly common, but the disease can be prevented with regular screenings.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world. Thankfully, the good bacteria in our gut take the fiber we eat and make short-chain fatty acids, like butyrate, that protect us from cancer. We take care of them, and they take care of us. If we do nothing to colon cancer cells, they grow.

You may have heard this before, but we can’t say it enough: Regular colon cancer screenings and doctor’s visits can save lives and help catch colon cancer in its early stages.

Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising more, eating more produce and avoiding alcohol and cigarettes are among the many ways you can help prevent colon cancer. Read on to learn more.

A team including Yale researchers found that a high level of insulin was the link between obesity and colon cancer in mice.