Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death among adults under 50 in the United States, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

You are what you eat — and it could come back to haunt you. Colorectal cancer had long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults, but cases in people under 55 have been steadily ...

During Thanksgiving 2013, Emma Dimery, then 23, experienced intense stomach cramps. After a blood test during her annual physical uncovered low hemoglobin levels, she underwent numerous tests and ...

Early-onset colorectal cancer refers to colon and rectal cancers that develop in people before age 50. While colorectal cancer mostly occurs among people 50 and older, the number of younger people ...

After many visits to the doctor for what was initially dismissed as a case of hemorrhoids, a devastating revelation awaited Christine Jarzabek, a 33-year-old mother. In October last year, Jarzabek was ...

Early detection of colorectal cancer is crucial, with key symptoms including rectal bleeding, unexplained weight loss, and changes in bowel habits. Rising colorectal cancer diagnoses in younger ...

At the start of 2020, Iona “Fox” Woolmington experienced persistent diarrhea that she believed was food poisoning. “I just thought, ‘I’m a healthy person. It’ll clear,’” the now 40-year-old from ...

Women who eat more ultra-processed foods on a daily basis have a greater risk of developing colorectal polyps before age 50 when compared with women who consume far less of the processed foods, a new ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was ...

People under 50 who got a colonoscopy because of rectal bleeding had 8.5 times higher odds of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. Rectal bleeding doesn’t always mean cancer — ...