Data: Cancer.gov; Map: Axios Visuals Colorectal cancer is now the deadliest cancer for Americans under 50, per new JAMA research. Why it matters: Screening more young adults for colorectal cancer ...

Colon cancer is appearing more often in younger adults, and many of those cases go undetected until the disease has already spread.

Colorectal cancer now leads cancer deaths in adults under 50, with cases rising since 1995. Learn when to start screening and ...

Albany native Tyleia Harrell is a colon cancer survivor advocating for early screening and lifestyle changes to reduce cancer risk.

Pennsylvanians have a 1-in-26 chance of getting colorectal cancer and a 1-in-70 chance of dying from it, but doctors said the odds of surviving improve for people who undergo screenings earlier in ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.

Doctors say colorectal cancer diagnoses are increasing among younger adults and stress that screening beginning at age 45 can ...

Unusually stiff colon tissue and collagen buildup in younger patients may promote faster tumor growth, offering clues for earlier diagnosis and new prevention strategies.

Healthfirst hosted a community workshop highlighting colorectal cancer, screening, prevention and nutrition at the Saint Barnabas Hospital Health Center.