Share on Pinterest Young adults should get screened for colon cancer, especially if they have symptoms or a family history of the disease. Maskot/Getty Images Real stories of young adults diagnosed ...

Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease of older people. People in their 50s, 40s and younger are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers of the colon and rectum. Incidence rates increased by about ...

Digestive discomfort is common, but some symptoms go far beyond everyday indigestion. One such condition that demands urgent ...

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Dr. Erin Wolf Horrell, M.D. Ph.D. University of Kentucky Since the early 1990s, there has been an increase in colorectal cancer among individuals under age 50 across the U.S. and throughout the world ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

Mariana Tata, 26, had 2 common, subtle symptoms of colon cancer. She thought her bloating and rectal bleeding were due to hemorrhoids or GI issues. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and is ...