With colon cancer rates rising throughout the world, particularly in adults under 50, finding a way to lessen the chance of getting the disease — or keeping it from returning after a diagnosis — is at the forefront of many people’s minds.

A single-center study supported recommendations to lower the colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45. A single-center study supported recent U.S. recommendations that lowered the colorectal cancer screening age to 45.

A structured exercise program after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy reduced the risk for cancer recurrence and death for certain patients with colon cancer, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.