Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases are driving the trend.

Early research also indicates there could be some differences in symptoms between men and women.

Colonoscopy may be inconvenient and require planning, but the consequence and therapy for cancer is far more burdensome.

Each year, close to 2 million people around the world are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and roughly 935,000 people die from it. Scientists say they have developed a new stool test that is more ...

The number of colon cancer cases among young people is on the rise. That makes prevention and screening even more important.

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps ...

Colon cancer is hitting long before the usual screening age. If you could ID who's at risk, you could screen early and save ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 24, Meagan Meadows thought she was too young to have colon cancer but was diagnosed with stage 3. The only warning sign was ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...