Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...

A new Kentucky law that took effect Jan. 1 broadens who qualifies as high risk. Anyone with a first-degree relative diagnosed with colorectal cancer — or certain advanced precancerous polyps — can now ...

A young pregnant patient assumed abdominal pain and rectal bleeding was from her pregnancy. She was diagnosed with Stage IV ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

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

You don’t get colon cancer during your 30s or 40s, right? Wrong. Rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger generations show otherwise. This was brought home when actor James Van Der Beek died ...

After her own diagnosis under 50, Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores partnered with University Health for Colon Cancer Awareness Month events urging San Antonians 45 and older and those at higher risk to ...

Colorectal cancer is highly treatable when caught early—and FIT tests make screening easier than ever with a simple at‑home ...

Much of the GI community has anchored its view of AI to adenoma detection rates, but Neil Parikh, MD, a gastroenterologist with Farmington-based Connecticut GI, says the bigger disruption will come ...

A healthy colon is important for your overall health. Colon polyps are often harmless, but they can be signs of colorectal cancer, which is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The fact that ...