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 ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

Colorectal cancer is often spoken of as a single disease, but it actually refers to two related cancers: colon cancer and rectal cancer. The latter was recently revealed as the reason we lost the ...

Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and it's important to be aware of the symptoms as well as what you can do to prevent this deadly illness. Colorectal or colon cancer ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was ...