Lauren Ver Steeg isn’t afraid to crack a butt joke. After being diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at 26, she’s made a ...

People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger ...

Symptoms of colon cancer can include: A change in bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool. Ongoing discomfort in the belly area, such as ...

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

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

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

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

According to the American Cancer Society, 20% of all new colon cancer cases happen in people under the age of 55. That’s compared to about 10% back in the 1990s.

Montrose, Colorado - Doctors at Montrose Regional Health issued an urgent wake-up call this week: colorectal cancer is no ...

David Lyon, now 31, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at 26. For March's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, he's urging ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and medical experts are emphasizing the importance of awareness and early detection.