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 ...

Findings from a study co-led by UTSW reveal a possible mechanism behind a malignancy that has risen rapidly over the past few ...

But new research may have found the key to answering the mysterious increase in colorectal cancer cases in young people — and ...

Colon cancer earns its reputation as a silent killer because it often grows unnoticed. Fiber helps break that silence by ...

For years, researchers have noted an alarming rise in colorectal cancer in younger people that’s not fully explained away by ...

There’s been a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer in Black young adults and a new study has just revealed the certain ...

As individuals, we can’t do much about microplastics. A lot of it ends up in the oceans, the fish are ingesting it and we’re ...

The medical community is hoping to increase awareness due to a concerning rise in colorectal cancer among people under 50 and a rapid rise in cases among Hispanics. A national nonprofit is launching ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

u2028“This recent study looked at 29,000 women and found that by looking at their servings of ultraprocessed foods that if ...

Colorectal cancer can cause bleeding from polyps in the digestive tract. This can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Oral and intravenous iron may help, but there may be some risks. Persistent bleeding ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...