An updated recommendation from the American Cancer Society lowers the age to begin routine screening for colorectal cancer to 45.

A study of colonoscopy recipients finds mixed feelings about using age, life expectancy and risk calculators to guide screening. How doctors can steer the conversation.

A Michigan Medicine gastroenterologist has studied why patients skip the lifesaving test. He explains the necessity — and efforts designed to help.

A new study indicates a benefit for all young colon cancer patients to undergo genetic testing. But with more than half of them exhibiting no family history, will insurers cover the tests?

Personalized dosing of omega-3 fatty acids decreases prostaglandin E2 in the colon, but the beneficial effects are smaller in overweight people, research finds.

A new study finds Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes resistance to chemotherapy in colon cancer patients. Read more about gut bacterium, f. nucleatum and colorectal cancer.

Learn how Michigan Medicine doctors are taking steps to make crucial colonoscopy screening a little easier.

High-quality imaging, surgical expertise and ongoing research will help specialists treat the complexities of rectal cancer while preserving patients’ quality of life.

Learn five symptoms that are early warning signs of colorectal cancer and find out how your family history impacts your colon cancer risk.

A Michigan Medicine expert explains implications of increasing colon cancer diagnosis among young people and how this impacts the age at which you should begin getting screened for colon cancer.

A review shows that involving a medical and surgical oncologist from the beginning of treatment could extend survival in colorectal liver metastases. Learn how.

After a colorectal cancer patient finishes treatment, primary care doctors are being called to play a key role in their recovery and overall continued heath.