March is colorectal cancer awareness month where medical advancements mean this diagnosis doesn't have to mean a death ...

It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...

This month’s death of “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek, 48, has put a fresh spotlight on colorectal cancer.

The John B. Amos Cancer Center of the West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition will host free colon cancer screenings throughout ...

A 20-year-old woman experienced on-and-off stomach pain, then sudden nausea and chills. She was diagnosed with stage 2 colon ...

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The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly ...

Examining the proximal colon for 3 minutes or longer during screening colonoscopy may improve detection of flat adenomas.

A colorectal cancer diagnosis in people under the age of 50 can come as a shock. Even more surprising is that rates of colorectal cancer are rising among younger individuals.

Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults now begins at age 45, a change made by the American Cancer Society in 2018 and later adopted by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2021. Yet ...