1 in 5 people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer are under age 55.

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new ...

New American Cancer Society research reveals colorectal cancer deaths rising among younger adults, while other cancer mortality rates decline significantly.

Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are ...

The disease steadily has been killing more Americans under 50 for years as the mortality rates for other cancers have fallen, new research shows.

“We must double down on research to pinpoint what is driving this tsunami of cancer in generations born since 1950," the ...

Deaths from the disease are rising while U.S. cancer mortality overall is declining and 70% of Americans survive their cancers for at least five years.

It was once considered a disease of older adults. Now, colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting younger Americans.

A UVA Health expert explains why colorectal cancer is rising in adults under 50 and how young people can lower their risk.

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Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s ...