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

Colorectal cancer is increasing in younger patients and is now the leading cause of cancer death in those under age 50, yet those patients lack support.

An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.

In Britain young people are now considered one of the most at-risk groups of bowel cancer , but experts say diet, lifestyle, and screening could all help mitigate the risk.

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

She was 38 years old. When she got home, she was reassured—by two different doctors—that it was probably hemorrhoids. But her ...

A Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital event provided information on testing, prevention and living with colorectal cancer using a ...

A woman in her 40s was diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer seven months after giving birth. She initially mistook the ...

"Younger people often dismiss these symptoms because they don’t perceive themselves to be at risk." ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Physicians at Gastro of the Rockies urge Colorado residents not to overlook ...

Having to poop midrun happens more often than you might think (or hope). In fact, this experience is so common that there’s a term for it: runner’s diarrhea, a.k.a. runner’s trots. If you’ve had loose ...

The number of colon cancer cases among young people is on the rise. That makes prevention and screening even more important.