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

Experts at City of Hope, one of the nation’s largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations, say the surge in colorectal cancer in people under 50 — often compounded by delayed ...

Any blood in the stool—whether bright red, maroon, or black and tarry—should prompt immediate medical attention. For cases of left-sided colon cancer, blood in the stool is often one of the first ...

Experts break down the surprising new findings.

A rise in rectal cancer rates is driving an increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses in people younger than 65, according to a report published Monday from the American Cancer Society.

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

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 ...

Diagnoses in people younger than 55 have nearly doubled since 1995.

While the incidence rate of some cancers has decreased, a surge in colorectal cancer cases, particularly among younger ...