When my father was diagnosed with colon cancer, he didn’t have any symptoms. It was luck that led him to the doctor’s office ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — Novel chemical compounds from a fungus could provide new perspectives for treating colorectal cancer, one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide. Researchers have ...

Young adults with colon cancer are typically diagnosed at a later stage and with a more aggressive type of the disease, a new study says. Obesity, family history, inflammatory bowel disease ...

With colorectal cancer rates rising among young people, it’s important to know the signs that may indicate colon cancer. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer ...

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 ...

In 2022, the British Medical Journal published an article discussing the frank association between ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer risk. The results of the study were stunning ...

Colorectal cancer cases are rising among younger people, striking even folks without obvious risk factors. For nearly two decades, UC San Francisco Family Community Medicine Professor Micheal Potter, ...

Colorectal cancer cases are rising among younger people, striking even folks without obvious risk factors. For nearly two decades, UC San Francisco Family Community Medicine Professor Micheal ...

Nichole Andrews, a Washington-based oncology dietitian and author, is sharing 13 things to do to reduce your risk of colon ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...