Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Colorectal cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates among adults under 50 ...

Colorectal cancer is rising among Americans under 50, increasing 2.9% even as cases decline in older adults. The cancer begins as polyps in the colon or rectum and may cause symptoms like bowel ...

Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse.

Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s ...

Chronic constipation can lead to prolonged retention of toxins in the colon, which might increase the risk of colon cancer. The theory is that the longer waste sits in the colon, the more time there ...

Two new studies have uncovered important clues behind the rise in early-onset colorectal cancer highlighting potential ...

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