People 65 and older are seeing their rates of colorectal cancer drop, but younger people are being felled by a rising number ...

California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...

Dear Doctors: I am 80 years old, and my physician is concerned regarding the potential risks of the colonoscopy I feel I need. Each colonoscopy I've had has identified several polyps. Given this ...

A study reveals that colonoscopies reduce the incidence of colon cancer, but had little impact on mortality rates.

Emerging research suggests the state of the gut microbiome in early life is linked to colorectal cancer—and that both too ...

Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping and bloating.

Matthew Ng, MD, with The George Washington University Hospital and Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center discusses colorectal ...

When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...

Colon cancer is rising in younger adults as early symptoms like rectal bleeding and bowel changes are often ignored, delaying diagnosis.

Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the ...

Kathy Lemoine's 30-year-old son, Andrew Reaster, died after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. His main symptom was ...