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However experts say many of those deaths could be prevented. Colorectal cancer is one of the cancers for which effective screening exists. For one thing, colorectal cancer nearly always develops from ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is a great time for qualifying individuals and their family members to take advantage of lifesaving screening options for colon cancer (also referred ...

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed every year during March and aims to promote screening and early detection, raise awareness, and offer support to those battling the disease. Since March ...

Screening for colon cancer can start earlier, at age 45, according to new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The change, which is the organization's first update to ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard to treat or because oncologists are bad at spotting it. In large part, it's because people aren't ...

Colon cancer remains a significant health concern, particularly within the Black community, where the disease disproportionately affects individuals. A recent study led by researcher Adjoa ...

At a recent dinner, I was seated next to a good friend’s mother, who, I learned, was in treatment for Stage 4 colon cancer. As a cancer survivor myself, I felt an instant kinship with her. After ...