A new cell study has shown the common type 2 diabetes medication metformin alters levels of microRNAs that target genes to slow down the growth and multiplication of colorectal cancer cells. The ...

The disease is affecting more and more younger adults, as rates of colon cancer in people under 55 have risen since the mid-1990s. Research from the American Cancer Society found that from 2011 to ...

Colon cancer rates among adults 25 to 29 increased in 27 countries. The greatest annual increases were seen in New Zealand, Chile and Puerto Rico, all of which had growth rates of around 4% per year.

Oxygen deprivation promotes colon cancer growth. The University of Osaka. Journal Nature Communications Funder Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, ...

Colon cancer rates are rising among young people—could changes to children's gut ... highly processed diets that favor E. coli growth and urban living that reduces exposure to diverse ...

Colon cancer patients saw improved survival rates after a 3-year exercise program, according to a first-of-its-kind international experiment. The research, presented at the American Society of ...

Rates are rising sharply among younger people: The percentage of people younger than 55 diagnosed with colon cancer almost doubled between 1995 and 2019, leaping from 11% to 20% of cases.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University report that a particular "key" may be fueling colon cancer, especially among younger people — and they are looking for ways to turn it off.

Here’s the bottom line — nearly 53,000 Americans are projected to die from colorectal cancer this year. The overall five-year survival rate for the disease is around 65%. Several factors ...

Colon cancer is on the rise in younger people in the U.S. New research shows regular exercise can help survivors live longer — in some cases even longer than people who didn't have cancer.

Learn facts about cancer, in which abnormal cell growth destroys healthy body tissues. ... cancer rates are higher in men than in women, ... and stool tests can find colorectal cancer.

Gene-ius! Colon cancer has been on the rise in Americans under 50 for the last three decades, but it’s not exactly clear why.