The most common colon cancer symptoms in people under 50 are abdominal pain, changes to bowel movements such as going more or less frequently, constipation, bloating, and diarrhea, according to a ...

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, but I'm glad I did it.

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Colon cancer is a type of cancer (abnormal cells growing uncontrollably) that begins in the large intestine. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder in how ...

And while colon cancer rates dropped by about 1% each year from 2012 to 2021, this was mostly in older adults. For people younger than age 55, rates have increased by 2.4% each year from 2012 to 2021.

Specifically, colon cancer occurred at a rate of 3.5 out of 100,000 in men in Uganda compared to 51.8 out of 100,000 in men in Connecticut.

Colorectal cancer diagnoses among younger people have skyrocketed in recent years. A staggering 20% of cases in 2019 were in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995.

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

People with early-stage colon cancer, stage I (1), usually do not need chemotherapy. Those with stage II (2) disease sometimes have chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is typical for people with stage III (3).

While colon cancer is traditionally linked to older adults, diagnoses among younger people have skyrocketed in recent years. Tanner Martin was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020 at the age of 25.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed.