A Lifetime Of Heavy Boozing Raises Colon Cancer Risk

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heavy drinking increases a person’s risk of ...

DNA testing of colorectal polyps improves insight into hereditary risks

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud University Medical Center and University Hospital Bonn (UKB ...
Everyday Health

Weird-Looking Stools: How Your Poop Can Signal Colon Cancer

Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds

Heavy drinking linked to higher colorectal cancer risk in a major study of 88,000 U.S. adults. Consistent alcohol use shows ...
Medical Dialogues

One in Five High-Risk Malignant Colorectal Polyps Show Residual Cancer: Study

USA: A new study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center indicates that carefully selected patients with malignant ...

Colon cancer deaths in US on the rise in this age group, study finds

It's the top cause of cancer death for men and women combined, a new study says.

Colon Cancer is Now the Leading Cause of Cancer Death in People Under 50

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people under 50 in the US, a study in the Journal of the ...