colon cancer

Early detection really does save lives, and the life that's saved could be yours.

The goal is simple and the reason is honest and accurate. Continuously remind men to get tested for cancer because guys tend to procrastinate and that could be a fatal problem. Early detection of cancer could save your life because it gives treatments the chance to work before the cancer spreads further.

Members of the New Hartford Fire Department are holding a benefit on Sunday for one of their own. Firefighter Mark Schafer, who has over three decades of service with the department, was diagnosed in 2022 with stage four colon cancer.

The Editorial Board at the Observer Dispatch on Sunday joined the effort to encourage people to get tested early for cancer, a campaign by WIBX'S Bill Keeler and business leader Tim Reed.

WIBX's host of First News With Keeler in the Morning has been off-air for the last two weeks and we can now report that the cause of the absence has actually been surgery related to stage two colon cancer.

Cancer rates for lung, prostate and colon cancer has dropped significantly for men in the United States, according to the latest Cancer Facts & Figures report from the American Cancer Society.

There’s been some debate in recent months over how effective colonoscopy really is at saving lives — but new research indicates polyp removal during the procedure can actually cut colon cancer deaths in half.

A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) finds that regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer.

A mutation in a gene causes resistance to cancer treatments, a new study in the journal Nature Medicine finds.

A new analysis found that prolonged sitting and a lack of physical activity could be the cause of more than 90,000 new cases of breast cancer and colon cancer reported each year.