This Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we stand alongside every citizen courageously battling colon or rectal cancer, we pay tribute to those who lost their lives to the disease, and we renew our ...

As rates of colon cancer continue to rise in young adults, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is opening a new clinic designed to offer specialized care to those patients. The clinic, ...

Some types of cancer, such as cervical, breast, and prostate cancer, are easy to catch early. Tests and screenings exist that help doctors detect these illnesses and take potentially life-saving ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Colon cancer has become the deadliest cancer for men under 50, with about 50,000 people dying from colorectal cancer every year in the United States. Dr. Jacob Balmer ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too.

(NEXSTAR) – Colorectal cancer is back in the news after the deaths of actors Catherine O’Hara, 71, and James Van Der Beek, who was just 48 years old. Colorectal cancer, which includes colon and rectal ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...

Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It's now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50. The deaths of "Dawson's Creek" actor ...

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 ...

The death of "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek at age 48 from colorectal cancer was just one more reminder that this cancer is happening to younger people more often. Colorectal cancer is the ...