New research from the American Cancer Society shows colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among ...

Older patients have historically been considered to be at higher risk for cancer. Though doctors have said more cases of ...

The discrepancy isn't just in the rate of occurrence — it’s also caused by tumor location.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

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 ...

The recent deaths of two young actors from colorectal cancer has put a spotlight on the rising rate in people under 50. At ...

It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.

The news hit John Veale hard.“It almost feels like a bullet through your heart,” said Veale, a Boston resident. “I remember ...

The face of colorectal cancer is getting younger by the day. Meanwhile, researchers are potentially years away from understanding why. Just weeks after actor James Van Der Beek died of colorectal ...

Officials at Baptist Medical Center are using a large-scale colon model to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

A cancer once rare in young people has become the number one cause of cancer-related deaths for Americans under age 50.

This Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we stand alongside every citizen courageously battling colon or rectal cancer, we pay tribute to those who lost ...