Colorectal cancer is the deadliest cancer in people under 50 and the second deadliest overall in the United States.

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“Most patients with colorectal cancer are asymptomatic,” Claassen said. “However, patients, particularly younger patients ...

People who have received a cancer diagnosis are living longer than ever, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Decades of cancer research have led to more effective ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the nation’s most common, and deadliest, cancers, but doctors say it’s also highly preventable and treatable when caught early throu ...

A new blood test detected early-stage pancreatic cancer with 87.5% accuracy in a study of 672 people. A new blood test that ...

PHILADELPHIA – Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to Stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis. A new ...

For years, routine screening recommendations have been limited to four cancers — breast, cervical, colorectal, and high-risk lung cancer — leaving nearly 70% of annual cancer cases and ...

A large Australian study has uncovered new evidence linking the presence of two different types of bowel polyps to a substantially higher risk of advanced pre-cancerous changes. A routine colonoscopy ...