UCSF Health is launching a special clinic for young adults with colorectal cancer, of which one in five cases now affects ...

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 ...

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer ...

5:48 Colorectal Cancer Canada makes national call to “Screen at 45.” One province and one territory are taking steps to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer, with more probing a similar ...

New guidelines say Ontario is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50 in response to a "notable" increase ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and cases among younger adults are rising. Early detection is critical, as symptoms may not appear until the cancer has progressed. ...

LOS GATOS -- Cases of colorectal cancer are on the rise among young adults and the disease is now estimated to be the deadliest cancer for adults between the ages of 20 and 49 by the year 2030. In ...

Deaths from rectal cancer are increasing at 2 to 3 times the rate of deaths from colon cancer among younger adults — and researchers aren’t sure why.