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.

You don’t get colon cancer during your 30s or 40s, right? Wrong. Rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger generations show otherwise. This was brought home when actor James Van Der Beek died ...

Following actor James Van Der Beek's death after a 2½-year battle with colon cancer, experts are warning of the disease's prevalence among younger people. The "Dawson’s Creek" star announced his stage ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this ...

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Experts are using high-res scanners and 3-D printers to illuminate ancient ailments and injuries. Researchers at the University of Southern California recently conducted virtual autopsies on two ...

Drinking alcohol is linked to higher chances of colorectal cancer − but just how many drinks increase your risk? New research, published Jan. 26 in the American Cancer Society's peer-reviewed journal ...

Guardant Health snagged the FDA green light to use its Guardant360 CDx colon cancer diagnostic along with Pfizer’s colon and skin cancer drug Braftovi in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy.

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

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Mortality from the deadliest cancers has decreased among people younger than 50 over the last three decades in the U.S., with the exception of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer, the fifth most ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...