It can indicate a more advanced stage of the disease or can be a sign of a different medical condition.

Colorectal cancer is rising among Americans under 50, increasing 2.9% even as cases decline in older adults. The cancer begins as polyps in the colon or rectum and may cause symptoms like bowel ...

Cases of this cancer type are on the rise in people younger than age 50 despite screening methods to detect early stages of this disease. Today, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...

Experts say it probably has to do with lifestyle habits and environmental exposure.

New research shows that colorectal cancers are increasing in people under 65. Experts aren’t exactly sure what’s causing the rise in incidence, but they think lifestyle factors such as sedentary ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people younger than 50 in the United States, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in the United States – and the reasons why are still murky, a new report says. In the early 1990s, colorectal ...