By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heavy drinking increases a person’s risk of ...

Consistent heavy drinking may raise cancer risk more than previously understood.

Adults who had 14 or more drinks per week over a lifetime had a 25 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer — but cutting ...

New research pinpoints exactly how much alcohol is linked to an increased colon cancer risk ...

A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers ...

Dr. Whiyie A. Sang, a general surgeon specializing in colon and rectal surgery, spoke with WWAY ahead of the 2026 WWAY Health Fair on Jan. 29. In the interview, Dr. Sang addressed rising colorectal ...

Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis that comes too late and with too few effective treatment options. But ...

Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries ...

Meanwhile, mortality from other leading cancers is declining ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 26, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Department of Health ...