A recent study sheds light on why colorectal cancer is showing up more often in younger adults, pointing to a stiffer colon ...

Here’s some gut-wrenching news. A troubling complication of colorectal cancer, the third-most common cancer in the US, is ...

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated ...

Japanese golf legend Masashi Ozaki died at 78 after battling stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer. The disease develops in the lower ...

Women with ovarian cancer have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer, and vice versa, as indicated by standardized incidence ratios. A recent review suggests women with ovarian or colorectal cancer ...

Military members and veterans can be at a disadvantage in getting screenings that can spot pre-cancerous growths and provide earlier diagnoses.

Colon cancer is hitting long before the usual screening age. If you could ID who's at risk, you could screen early and save lives. This new discovery may help.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

James Van Der Beek is feeling grateful despite a tough year. The actor, 48, sat down with Craig Melvin for an interview on ...