A woman in her 30s was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after six years of doctors dismissing symptoms, believing they were ...

March is colorectal cancer awareness month and doctors are urging people to talk with their physicians about screening as cases continue to rise, particularly among younger adults.

Doctors warn colon cancer is rising in younger adults after a 28-year-old mother's symptoms were initially mistaken for ...

Doctors Hospital in Augusta has a giant inflatable colon that visitors can walk through, all in the effort to raise awareness about colon cancer this month.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise in cases has baffled doctors and researchers who are still trying to understand why this is only happening to this ...

Colorectal cancer now leads cancer deaths in adults under 50, with cases rising since 1995. Learn when to start screening and recognize key symptoms to protect yourself.

Colorectal Cancer is a cancer that has traditionally been considered a disease of older adults. But doctors tell us that's no longer the case, as younger people are being diagnosed at rising rates.

Most gastroenterologists have been noticing more colorectal cancer patients younger than 50,” said Dr. Timothy Swindoll, chief of gastroenterology at Hawai‘i Pacific Health.

Colorectal cancer symptoms a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist monitors in himself include seeing blood with a bowel movement and abdominal pain.

When Brooks Bell was 38, doctors told her she was too young to have colon cancer, dismissing her textbook symptoms as "likely hemorrhoids." A few months later, after pushing for tests, the North ...