NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, Sally, about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.

I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and ...

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Louisiana, and actor James Van Der Beek is urging residents over 45 to get screened and tested.

Generation Z, millennials and Generation X are more likely to get colorectal cancer – but funding cuts could see the search ...

After months of delay, one wife refused to drive her husband to a colonoscopy he inconveniently scheduled right before the ...

It's not that unusual for a 20-something to text Mom from the doctor's office for help answering a health question, but ...

ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic testing ...

She was shocked to be diagnosed with rectal cancer at 29 and had her reproductive organs temporarily moved out of her pelvis to be able to become pregnant after treatment.

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Paige Seifert, 25, started experiencing blood in her stool in August 2024, but initially dismissed ...

For years, the regeneration of older men has dominated our screens. Liam Neeson may have become the king of the “geriaction” drama in 2008 with “Taken” (and has had a death grip on the crown, with ...

Colonoscopy screenings are a highly effective measure for preventing colon cancer. A healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise, can reduce risk but does not eliminate the need for screening.

People under 50 who got a colonoscopy because of rectal bleeding had 8.5 times higher odds of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. Rectal bleeding doesn’t always mean cancer — ...