People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger ...

Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but ...

Symptoms of colon cancer can include: A change in bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool. Ongoing discomfort in the belly area, such as ...

Doctors say there is no single explanation for the rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults. Instead, several factors linked to modern lifestyles may be contributing ...

As colorectal cancer rates rise in patients under 50, at least two local health systems are hiring more doctors, realigning care and increasing education.

A new American Cancer Society study finds nearly half of all colorectal cancer cases now occur in adults under 65.

A new American Cancer Society report shows colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Doctors urge people at average risk start screening at age 45.

For decades, colon cancer was largely seen as a disease of older adults. Doctors usually began screening after the age of 50. That assumption is slowly changing. Hospitals across the world are ...

Beverley Mitchell shared on Instagram about a colon cancer scare she faced in her early thirties and encouraged fans to get checked.

A Decatur woman shares her cancer journey, and her surgeon explains an alarming new trend in the disease.

Colorectal Cancer Canada is holding a national advocacy day calling on the Federal Government to lower the routine colorectal cancer screening age to 45.

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