It's not just younger groups with rising colorectal cancer rates − older age groups are seeing increases too, according to a ...

Researchers solved a long-standing mystery behind how a bacterial toxin associated with colorectal cancer damages the colon. The toxin first binds to a receptor called claudin-4, giving it access to ...

Colon Cancer Can Cause More Than Bowel Changes, But These 3 Warning Signs Often Go Overlooked ...

Colorectal cancer rates are now rising in older age groups as well as younger ones, according to the report published in NEJM ...

Learn the facts about colon cancer to improve your chances of early detection and effective treatment. Every year, doctors diagnose more than 108,000 cases of colorectal cancer in the United States.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. While eight months pregnant, Lori Charney developed ...

The American Cancer Society has added blood tests every three years as a new option for colorectal cancer screening, in addition to colonoscopy and stool tests. While invasive, colonoscopy remains the ...