Colon cancer is now the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in Americans under 50. It claimed that spot seven years earlier than ...

You can now investigate your health worries from home, using DIY testing kits that claim to screen for a range of conditions ...

Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

Experts point to a combination of environmental factors and lifestyle factors, such as diets high in red meat and ultra-processed foods and a lack of regular exercise.

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people under the age of 50. While the majority of diagnoses are still among ...

WASHINGTON — Matt Vitale had just completed air assault school with the Missouri National Guard in 2017 and was weeks away from mobilizing to the Middle East, when he noticed blood in his stool.

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks. Diet, obesity, and lack of early screening are playing a major role in ...

EVERY DAY, A CANCER DIAGNOSIS CHANGES SOMEONE’S LIFE FOREVER AND ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH, IS BEING SAID MORE OFTEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH COLON CANCER. BLAKE EASON SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH TWO SISTERS ...

The pending $23 billion sale of Madison-based Exact Sciences to health care giant Abbott centers on Exact Sciences' flagship product: colorectal cancer test Cologuard. Exact Sciences markets Cologuard ...

Treatment with a GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA) may offer a survival advantage in patients with colon cancer and obesity. In a real-world analysis of nearly 7000 patients with colon cancer, those taking ...

New research links ultra-processed food with a higher colon cancer risk. The risk jumped 1.5 times in people with diets heavy in ultra-processed foods. Here’s what you need to know to help prevent ...

The study’s findings track with recent research on the alarming rise of the cancer in younger adults. By Alice Callahan About 15 years ago, Dr. Andrew T. Chan, a gastroenterologist at Mass General ...