Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease. The exact reason why rates are increasing is unknown. Experts “think it’s ...

A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

March is National Colon Cancer Awareness month and here with more on colon cancer screening is Dr. Mara Posner from Southwest Medical, part of Optum. Let’s start with the basics. What is colon cancer?

"It is clear that this can no longer be called an old person’s disease." ...

Experts break down the surprising new findings.

According to the American Cancer Society, 20% of all new colon cancer cases happen in people under the age of 55. That's compared to about 10% back in the 1990s.

The idea of having any cancer, let alone colon cancer, is terrifying. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer worldwide and is ranked second for the most cancer-related deaths. While colon ...

When most people think about colon cancer warning signs, they immediately focus on obvious digestive issues. Blood in stool, dramatic weight loss, or severe abdominal pain typically come to mind.

A woman in her 40s was diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer seven months after giving birth. She initially mistook the ...