Here’s what colon cancer is, what increases your risk and how you can take steps to prevent it.

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

A large international study has mapped the genetic landscape of feline cancers for the first time, revealing striking similarities between tumor-driving mutations in cats, humans, and dogs.

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Colorectal cancer now leads cancer deaths in adults under 50, with cases rising since 1995. Learn when to start screening and recognize key symptoms to protect yourself.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the USA under the age of 50 combined, according to the American Cancer Society.

Cancer is the No. 1 cause of line-of-duty deaths among firefighters, who are 9% more likely than the general population to be ...

The New York State Department of Health reports nearly 9,000 New Yorkers are diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year. Almost 3,000 of them die from the disease.

Men treated for nonmetastatic prostate cancer under current guidelines are up to 6 times less likely to die from their cancer than from other causes, according to data from a Swedish cancer registry.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...