A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers. Experts explain why, and what it means for you.

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 ...

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

Fewer people under age 50 are dying from cancer in the U.S., but colorectal cancer mortality rates continue to surge ...

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

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 ...

Diet, exercise and other healthy habits can lower your risk.

New research pinpoints exactly how much alcohol is linked to an increased colon cancer risk ...

Meanwhile, mortality from other leading cancers is declining ...

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

The researchers examined the five leading causes of cancer death among the under-50 age group. They found that overall, from 1990 through 2023, more than 1.2 million people died of cancer in the ...