Colon cancer will be diagnosed in approximately 150,000 Americans in 2024. It’s the fourth most diagnosed cancer in the United States and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths, according to ...

An at-home stool test for colon cancer detected no abnormalities. What are known as fecal immunochemical tests, or FIT, are about 80% accurate, according to the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

Actor Vibhu Raghave's untimely death from stage 4 colon cancer has highlighted the importance of recognizing early signs of the disease. Vibhu Raghave’s story is not just about a young life lost.

Exercising regularly in the three years after treatment for a common cancer could significantly improve survival rates, an international study has revealed. In the research, a total of 889 colon ...

Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) therapy offers a new approach for people whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver. It allows physicians to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver at doses up ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center ...

The colon cancer mortality rate in people under 55 has been rising about 1% annually since the mid-2000s. Getty Images Citing a 2023 study, gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab recently shared on ...

According to the American Cancer Society, rates of colorectal cancer among people younger than 50 have increased by 2.4% per year between 2012 and 2021.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2025, there will be about 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) and about 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer.

April 23, 2025 A bacterial toxin may be a factor in the rise in colon cancer among young people Diagnoses have increased by 15% since 2004 among adults under 50. Scientists have struggled to find ...

An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Scientists report that exposure ...