A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he'd look for in his own body.

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among young people in the U.S. One woman diagnosed at 32 shares the subtle early symptoms ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...

A woman in her 30s was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after six years of doctors dismissing symptoms, believing they were childbirth side effects.

Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, many people with colon cancer don't have symptoms at first.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. According to a study published in January 2026 by the Journal of American Medical Association, colorectal cancer is now t ...

Colon cancer rates are rising in the U.S. among adults under the age of 50. Nearly double the number of young adults are diagnosed with colorectal cancer today compared to just a decade ago, according ...

The discrepancy isn't just in the rate of occurrence — it’s also caused by tumor location.

Colorectal cancer screening means searching for colon and rectal tumors in those without symptoms and at risk patients with no history of colon or rectal polyps or cancer. Colon and rectal cancer are ...