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 ...

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

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

Colon cancer rates for people under age 50 are going up across countries both rich and poor. In the US, rates for older adults are declining, while early-onset colon cancer is on the rise.

Colorectal cancer rates rising among young adults is a trend that public health officials and researchers are worried about. The proportion of people developing the disease under the age of 50 has ...

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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 ...

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.

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.

“Colon cancer in young adults is rising at an alarming rate, and no one can tell us why,” he said. “Why are healthy young people getting Stage 4 colon cancer?