While CRC is on the rise in people under 50, receiving colonoscopies beginning at age 45 can help decrease your risk.

A Tillamook woman is using her diagnosis of stage three rectal cancer to educate others on the importance of early screening.

After an hour, the patient is taken to the scan room for the ... the primary site of the cancer – for example, if it originated from the lung, breast or colon – PET/CT is a useful tool to ...

Colon cancer is no different ... Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Doctors inject a small amount of a radioactive sugar substance into the blood, then look to see how much it is absorbed ...

A high CEA level may be a sign of colon cancer. Other tests include X-rays, CT scan, MRI scan PET scan, ultrasound, biopsy. Polypectomy: This procedure removes cancerous polyps from the colon.

When Erin Richard was travelling from Sydney to Halifax for positron emission tomography scan (PE) scan appointments, it was just another burden on a family already dealing with so much anguish.

Dave Coulier was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that starts in the lymphatic system.

Each year, 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer.Like most other cancers, it does not discriminate based on age, gender, or race. In fact, health ...