Colon cancer is rising rapidly among young adults. Expert warns that millennials face double the risk, and urge early ...

Rates of colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers are rising in Americans under the age of 50, researchers said Tuesday.

The American Cancer Society estimates by the end of 2025, there will be around 150,000 cases of colon cancer in the U.S., and ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in women and the third most common in men. Since the 1980s, the incidence of colorectal cancer in individuals 50 and older has ...

In the U.S., scientists found that early-onset cases have shown a “marked increase” in both American men and women since the mid-1990s. In comparison to American adults born in 1950, those born in ...

I had rectal bleeding, the most common symptom of colon cancer in people under 45. I also had a family history of colon cancer, which pushed me to get a colonoscopy at 33.

Early-onset gastrointestinal cancers are rising, especially colorectal cancer, with significant health and social impacts.

Colon cancer rates are rising sharply in Americans under 50, with 53,000 deaths expected in 2025. Experts link the surge to ...

Having one or more of these symptoms — diarrhea, stomach pain, bloody stools, and anemia — is associated with higher risks of developing colorectal cancer before age 50.

Experts have revealed the surprising reason why an increasing number of young adults are now found to be suffering from colon ...

Doctors diagnosed Georgia mother Jenna Scott with stage 4 colon cancer in 2017, when she was 31 years old after initially chalking up her symptoms to pregnancy.