As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center) that ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide — it’s expected to cause nearly 53,000 deaths in ...

After losing Henry McCann to colorectal cancer at the age of 25, "Because of Henry" advocates for early-onset patients who ...

More mothers are now obese and older when they give birth, which may cause biological changes to their children. It's not ...

Australia has the highest reported rates in the world of colon cancer in younger people. Here are the possible causes.

Colorectal cancer rates have been declining among U.S. adults over age 50 since the 1980s. But, for younger adults, the trend is rapidly going in the wrong direction.While the overall numbers are ...

Timely investigation needed in the wake of a rising incidence While monitoring of bowel health lacks inherent prestige, the ...

Colorectal cancer mortality rising in young adults, but few get it. The study also found that colorectal cancer mortality rates are increasing in people below the age of 50.

Real stories of young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer highlight ongoing concern over increasing cases in adults under 50. Experts urge younger adults to get screened for this type of ...

Behind the rising colorectal cancer rates in young people: Researchers identify new concerns By . Tracy Swartz. Published Oct. 18, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET.

Rising colon cancer rates among young people may be linked to early-life exposure to colibactin, a DNA-damaging toxin from certain E. coli strains favored by processed diets.

Now, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that exercise can help prevent colon cancer from coming back. Researchers followed 889 people for about eight years. Each of ...