Colorectal cancer (CRC) rates are rising in adults under 50, with incidence patterns varying significantly by global region. 1 As researchers dig into the age- and geography-related shifts, they’re ...

The new study sequenced the DNA of colorectal cancer tumors collected from 981 patients in 11 countries around the world, and found that colibactin-related DNA mutations were 3.3 times more common ...

The new study sequenced the DNA of colorectal cancer tumors collected from 981 patients in 11 countries around the world, and found that colibactin-related DNA mutations were 3.3 times more common ...

Colorectal cancer, long associated with aging, is rising alarmingly in younger adults, especially those born in the 1980s. Investigators are looking past family history and lifestyle to mutational ...

Strikingly, those under the age of 40 with early-onset colon cancer were three to five times more likely to have these mutations than those in their 70s and older. The thinking goes that in some ...