I let the Mexiclan — a text chat of my closest friends — know what I was about to do. Memes citing the farting scene from “Blazing Saddles” and others too rude to mention in a family paper immediately ...

Research from molecular biologist Ludmil Alexandrov, from UC San Diego, offers insight into colon cancer as it's the third most common type of the disease ...

This symptom is often dismissed, which is why it's so important to recognize.

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

A hidden immune cascade linking the gut and bone marrow may explain how IBD turns inflammation into colon cancer.

Research shows many adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, with incidence increasing ...

Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have uncovered an unexpected anti-cancer effect from a ...

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) that ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old. Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of ...

Colon cancer diagnosis involves colonoscopy, imaging, and blood tests, with staging guiding treatment decisions. Stage 1 treatment typically involves surgery, while stage 2 may include chemotherapy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer ...

Colorectal cancer — which includes cancer of the colon and of the rectum — is considered early onset when diagnosed in people under the age of 50. While the majority of diagnoses are still among ...