If you saw news coverage of a study suggesting limited benefit to colonoscopies, consider this message from experts.

Clostridioides difficile, a bacterial species that causes serious diarrheal infections, may also drive colorectal cancer, research in mice finds.

"Taller height is an overlooked risk factor, and should be considered when evaluating and recommending patients for colorectal cancer screenings."

A common food additive alters gut bacteria. That may promote chronic inflammatory conditions, including colitis and colon cancer.

When combined with immunotherapy, some antidepressants stopped the growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice. In some cases tumors even disappeared.

A diet rich in spinach may significantly reduce the formation of colon cancer tumors, researchers say.

A diet rich in spinach may significantly reduce the formation of colon cancer tumors, researchers say.

Liquid biopsies can gauge the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancer that has begun to spread beyond the original tumor, researchers report.

A new kind of smart toilet can check users for diseases using a variety of biomarkers. It even comes with an ID scanner and can send data to the cloud.

A protein that regulates cell death is key to protecting the intestines against intestinal cancer, but it can also amp tumors up.