colon cancer

Americans should start getting screened for colon cancer earlier, at age 45 instead of waiting until they’re 50

The cast of Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” opened up to TODAY’s Craig Melvin about the late actor’s final performance.

At 36, Danielle Ripley-Burgess has already survived colon cancer twice. She was first diagnosed at 17 and then again at 25. A member of the SurvivorNet patient community, a resource for people with cancer, the Kansas City, Missouri, mom shared her story with TODAY and urged others to speak up about their symptoms. I had a cancer everyone thought old people get. Towards...

Actor Chadwick Boseman was mourned, honored and celebrated in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina

Chadwick Boseman kept his colorectal cancer diagnosis secret, but now his death is inspiring more conversation about the disease — including among Black and young people. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson spoke to doctors answering new questions.

As doctors see higher cases of colon cancer in younger patients and within the African American community, they urge early screenings to catch cases as quickly as possible. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Lebron James paid tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman before the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA star kneeled and did the “Wakanda Forever” salute while the national anthem played, crossing his arms and closing his eyes.

A one-of-a-kind cancer treatment is now being offered in Chicago. It all has to do with a small pump that delivers chemotherapy to specific areas of the body. Former Chicago Police Lt. Greg Whitmore was one of Northwestern Medicine’s first patients to use the pump. “I run into people and they don’t even know you’re sick. They’re like, oh...

A one-of-a-kind cancer treatment is now being offered in Chicago. Not only is it saving lives, but it’s also minimizing side effects to almost nothing, thanks to a small pump that delivers chemotherapy to specific areas of the body. NBC 5’s Chris Hush shares the story of a former Chicago police lieutenant’s unwavering fight with colon cancer.

Medical research is revealing that colon cancer is on the rise in patients under the age of 50, and one man is on an intensely personal mission to raise awareness of the risks of the disease.

Thousands are gathered to mourn a former New York City police detective who spent his dying days pleading with Congress to extend benefits for his fellow 9/11 first responders at a funeral service in Queens Wednesday.

A former New York City police detective who fought until his final days for the extension of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund is being remembered Wednesday with a funeral service in Queens.

Last September, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill allowing people with cancer to press pause on their federal student loan payments. More than nine months after the law took effect, borrowers still can’t access the cancer deferment. At issue seems to be this: The Department of Education has yet to provide the companies that administer its federal student...

Last September, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill allowing people with cancer to press pause on their federal student loan payments. More than nine months after the law took effect, borrowers still can’t access the cancer deferment. At issue seems to be this: The Department of Education has yet to provide the companies that administer its federal student...

Luis Alvarez, the NYPD detective who used his final days to plead with Congress for more benefits for 9/11 first responders, has died, his family said Saturday. “It is with peace and comfort, that the Alvarez family announce that Luis (Lou) Alvarez, our warrior, has gone home to our Good Lord in heaven today. Please remember his words, ‘Please take...

Luis Alvarez, the NYPD detective who used his final days to plead with Congress for more benefits for 9/11 first responders, has died, his family said Saturday. “It is with peace and comfort, that the Alvarez family announce that Luis (Lou) Alvarez, our warrior, has gone home to our Good Lord in heaven today. Please remember his words, ‘Please take...

A recent report from the American Cancer Society spotlighted a continued decline in the cancer death rate in the United States.

The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths are rising, and prostate cancer deaths are...

A higher Vitamin D level might decrease the risk of developing colon cancer, a finding that is particularly true for women, according to new American Cancer Society research. Colon cancer, the third-most common form of the disease in men and women, was more prevalent among people with lower levels of Vitamin D than recommended. The study focused on 12,000 people...

A higher Vitamin D level might decrease the risk of developing colon cancer, a finding that is particularly true for women, according to new American Cancer Society research. Colon cancer, the third-most common form of the disease in men and women, was more prevalent among people with lower levels of Vitamin D than recommended. The study focused on 12,000 people...