Minutes later, the diagnosis was official: the 34-year-old mother of three kids under 6 had Stage III colon cancer.

She did oral and infusion chemotherapy and was declared cancer-free after doctors completed her colonoscopy in September. “I tried to live as normal of a life as I could — even on chemo,” Griffin said ...

Sometimes, they just put it off, said Dr. Antoine Pham, an internal medicine doctor with Thrive Medical. He has started prescribing a new kind of screening — the Shield blood test — for his patients ...

I just turned 45 and am dreading my first colonoscopy. Why do I need to be screened if I'm not having issues? Can you walk me through the process?

Generally, it is best to take the rest of the day off from work after a colonoscopy and give yourself 24 hours to feel 100% normal again. A colonoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a ...

The protein's presence in colon cancer cells is 78 times higher than in normal colon cells, making its occurrence in the body a strong indicator of cancer, Paul said. CCSP-2 is also detectable in ...

She did oral and infusion chemotherapy and was declared cancer-free after doctors completed her colonoscopy in September. “I tried to live as normal of a life as I could — even on chemo ...

The protein's presence in colon cancer cells is 78 times higher than in normal colon cells, making its occurrence in the body a strong indicator of cancer, Paul said. CCSP-2 is also detectable in ...